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Meanings of unintelligibly in English

In an unintelligible manner.

Usage of unintelligibly in English
1
The crowd on the pier waved flags and handkerchiefs and shouted unintelligibly.
Three Men and a Maid
2
She was restless, flailing her arms and mumbling unintelligibly in her dreams.
The Valley of Horses
3
One or two boys were darting about like rabbits and squealing unintelligibly.
The Little Nugget
4
Then he spoke unintelligibly, and went to the window, which he opened.
Cashel Byron's Profession
5
People yelled unintelligibly, and projectiles of all sizes flew through the air.
The vaults
6
Meanwhile Tinkeles had sunk down on a chair, and kept muttering unintelligibly.
Debit and Credit / Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
7
Miss Hitty grunted unintelligibly, gathered up her paraphernalia, and prepared to depart.
A Spinner in the Sun
8
The technician immediately reappeared, lumbering through the sand on all fours, yelling unintelligibly.
Genellan: planetfall
9
The foreman, at the critical stage of cigarette lighting, grunted unintelligibly.
The Long Shadow
10
When CG got home she stumbled around and began mumbling unintelligibly.
News.com.au
11
He chattered unintelligibly for a moment about his wife and children.
Adventures of a Despatch Rider
12
He read through a sermon after dinner, unintelligibly and even inaudibly.
Mr. Scarborough's Family
13
Thus, instead of situations intelligibly indecent, we get situations unintelligibly indecent.
Without Prejudice
14
He stooped down and put one hand beneath the drunk, who murmured unintelligibly.
Bring the Jubilee
15
For an instant his ruined eyes tried to open, and he mumbled unintelligibly.
Ilse Witch
16
Here she paused, gazed upward, and murmured almost unintelligibly: Satabus, Hanno!
Arachne — Volume 07
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