mumble
noun
1. a soft indistinct utterance
Definition categories: communication, utterance, vocalization
Sentences with mumble as a noun:
- All I could hear was a mumble from the next room.
- He spoke in a mumble.
verb
1. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
Similar word(s): maunder, mussitate, mutter
Definition categories: communication, mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
2. grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
- the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food
Similar word(s): gum
Definition categories: consumption, chew, jaw, manducate, masticate
Sentences with mumble as a verb:
- Please try not to mumble so I can hear you better.