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mum·ble

(mŭm′bəl)

v. mum·bled, mum·bling, mum·bles

v.tr.

1. To utter indistinctly by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth: mumbled an insincere apology.

2. To chew slowly or ineffectively without or as if without teeth.

v.intr.

1. To speak words indistinctly, as by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth.

2. To chew food slowly or ineffectively, as if with the gums.

A low indistinct sound or utterance.

[Middle English momelen, from Middle Dutch mommelen.]

mum′bler n.

mum′bly adj.

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mumble

(ˈmʌmbəl)

1. to utter indistinctly, as with the mouth partly closed; mutter

2. (Cookery) rare to chew (food) ineffectually or with difficulty

an indistinct or low utterance or sound

[C14 momelen, from mum²]

ˈmumbler n

ˈmumbling adj

ˈmumblingly adv

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mum•ble

(ˈmʌm bəl)

v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i., v.t.

1. to utter in a soft, indistinct manner.

2. to chew ineffectively, as from loss of teeth.

3. a soft, indistinct utterance or sound.

[1275–1325; Middle English momelen=mom(me) mum¹ + -elen -le]

mum′bler, n.

mum′bling•ly, adv.

mumble

Past participle: mumbled
Gerund: mumbling

Imperative
mumble
mumble

Present
I mumble
you mumble
he/she/it mumbles
we mumble
you mumble
they mumble

Preterite
I mumbled
you mumbled
he/she/it mumbled
we mumbled
you mumbled
they mumbled

Present Continuous
I am mumbling
you are mumbling
he/she/it is mumbling
we are mumbling
you are mumbling
they are mumbling

Present Perfect
I have mumbled
you have mumbled
he/she/it has mumbled
we have mumbled
you have mumbled
they have mumbled

Past Continuous
I was mumbling
you were mumbling
he/she/it was mumbling
we were mumbling
you were mumbling
they were mumbling

Past Perfect
I had mumbled
you had mumbled
he/she/it had mumbled
we had mumbled
you had mumbled
they had mumbled

Future
I will mumble
you will mumble
he/she/it will mumble
we will mumble
you will mumble
they will mumble

Future Perfect
I will have mumbled
you will have mumbled
he/she/it will have mumbled
we will have mumbled
you will have mumbled
they will have mumbled

Future Continuous
I will be mumbling
you will be mumbling
he/she/it will be mumbling
we will be mumbling
you will be mumbling
they will be mumbling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mumbling
you have been mumbling
he/she/it has been mumbling
we have been mumbling
you have been mumbling
they have been mumbling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mumbling
you will have been mumbling
he/she/it will have been mumbling
we will have been mumbling
you will have been mumbling
they will have been mumbling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mumbling
you had been mumbling
he/she/it had been mumbling
we had been mumbling
you had been mumbling
they had been mumbling

Conditional
I would mumble
you would mumble
he/she/it would mumble
we would mumble
you would mumble
they would mumble

Past Conditional
I would have mumbled
you would have mumbled
he/she/it would have mumbled
we would have mumbled
you would have mumbled
they would have mumbled

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Noun	1.	mumble - a soft indistinct utterance utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Verb	1.	mumble - talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice mussitate, mutter, maunder mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	2.	mumble - grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food" gum chew, manducate, masticate, jaw - chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"

mumble

verb

1. mutter, whisper, murmur, drone, speak indistinctly He mumbled a few words.

noun

1. murmur, whisper, whispering, buzzing, muttering, rumble, humming, drone, purr, undertone, susurrus (literary) She could hear the low mumble of his voice.

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mumble

verb

To speak or utter indistinctly, as by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth:

murmur, mutter, whisper.

noun

A low, indistinct, and often continuous sound:

murmur, sigh, sough, susurration, susurrus, whisper.

Translations

يُتَمْتِم، يُغَمْغِم

mumlánímumlat

mumle

mumina

muldra, tuldra

borbottare borbottio ciancicare farfugliare

murmėtisuburbėtisumurmėti

murmināt, bubināt

mompelen

mumle

zamrmlať

mrmrati

mumla

mırıldanmak

咕哝

mumble

[ˈmʌmbl]

A. VI → mascullar

B. VT → mascullar

C. N he said in a mumble → masculló, dijo entre dientes

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mumble

[ˈmʌmb^əl]

vt [+ words] → marmotter, marmonner

vi → marmotter, marmonner

n [voice] → marmottement m, marmonnement m

mumble

n → Gemurmel nt, → Murmeln nt

vt → murmeln; he mumbled the words → er nuschelte

vi → vor sich hin murmeln; (= speak indistinctly) → nuscheln; don’t mumble (into your beard) → murm(e)le doch nicht so in deinen Bart

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mumble

[ˈmʌmbl] vt & vi → borbottare

mumble

(ˈmambl) verb

to speak (words) in such a way that they are difficult to hear. The old man mumbled (a few words) quietly to himself.

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