Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of speaking in a low tone or with the vocal organs partly closed; an indistinct utterance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Low; indistinct; inarticulate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
mumble . - noun An act in which someone
mumbles something
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- noun ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
- noun indistinct enunciation
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Examples
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Even though Science is moving rapidly forward always keep one eye on the mumbling from the shadows.
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I thought I saw McCain mumbling ... as well as stumbling and bumbling.
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Bella is even further baffled as her friend leaned in mumbling under her breath about something being “ridiculous” and purposefully smelled her shoulder a few times.
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When an act billed as the Muneca Viviente was announced, I heard some mumbling from the audience behind me.
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Mostly Cs indicates Antisocial tendencies, which are manifest in mumbling into mics and generally hating every aspect of publicity that involves people and talking to them.
Publicist as Psychotherapist: Recognizing and Treating Author Personality Disorders 2006
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When an act billed as the Muneca Viviente was announced, I heard some mumbling from the audience behind me.
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Mostly Cs indicates Antisocial tendencies, which are manifest in mumbling into mics and generally hating every aspect of publicity that involves people and talking to them.
September 2006 2006
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` ` I didn't know what that meant, but I guess I know now that mumbling is good.
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After three attempts my patience erodes to the point that I begin mumbling a string of off-color language to the howling wind.
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Or maybe mumbling is the new NewSpeak: we’ll just be inarticulate on the record, and then fix the record after the fact.
Think Progress » That’s Not Accurate: White House Alters Transcript of Press Briefing 2005
GHibbs commented on the word mumbling
My adjectival use: 'They were annoyed by the mumbling speakers.'
August 23, 2011
bilby commented on the word mumbling
Check cables and reconnect.
August 23, 2011