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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.
n.
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)vb
1. to utter indistinctly, as with the mouth partly closed; mutter
2. (Cookery) rare to chew (food) ineffectually or with difficulty
n
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.
n. 3. a soft, indistinct utterance or sound.
mum′bler, n.
mum′bling•ly, adv.
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mumble
Past participle: mumbled
Gerund: mumbling
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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 |
| 2. | mumble - grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food" |
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mumble
noun
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mumble
verbnoun
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Translations
يُتَمْتِم، يُغَمْغِم
mumlánímumlat
mumle
mumina
muldra, tuldra
murmėtisuburbėtisumurmėti
murmināt, bubināt
zamrmlať
mrmrati
mumla
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mumble
vi → vor sich hin murmeln; (= speak indistinctly) → nuscheln; don’t mumble (into your beard) → murm(e)le doch nicht so in deinen Bart
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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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