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Meanings of mumble in English

Portuguese
resmungar
Catalan
murmurar
Spanish
musitar

Talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice.

        resmungar

        Grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty.

              Usage of mumble in English
              1
              She also said: A lot of people mumble in a group meeting.
              The Guardian
              2
              Looking somewhat reassured but still wary, Kenji spoke in a rapid mumble.
              Bundori
              3
              He used to mumble. And he seemed rather disappointed by his legacy.
              The Guardian
              4
              She reiterated the words until her voice died away in a mumble.
              The Conqueror: Being the True and Romantic Story of Alexander Ha...
              5
              I managed to mumble a yes, but it didn't sound very convincing.
              Last night another soldier...
              6
              I mumble something, not sure what, but I don't think it's encouragement.
              WATER FOR ELEPHANT
              7
              Then it sank into a mumble and the door closed behind them.
              Round the Red Lamp: Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life
              8
              The suggestion was acceptable: Victor signified as much with an ungracious mumble.
              Red Masquerade: Being the Story of the Lone Wolf's Daughter
              9
              People mistake my son, who's 19 and his generation for mumble rapping.
              Ebony
              10
              Then he returned to listening to the mumble of voices from beneath.
              The Mutiny of the Elsinore
              11
              Gosling's voice is his usual bashfully sexy mumble until the first heist.
              The Guardian
              12
              After that, God willing, maybe- His voice tapered off into a mumble.
              A Canticle For Leibowitz
              13
              He began to mumble over the descriptions, and suddenly Gerald stopped him.
              The End of Her Honeymoon
              14
              The only games we played were marbles, mumble pegs and ring plays.
              Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
              15
              I managed to mumble a few words of parting, and went out.
              The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
              16
              Then Lucia would mumble to herself for several minutes over her ironing.
              Working With the Working Woman
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              Translations for mumble
              Mumble through the time
              Mumble across language varieties
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