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mumbled Definition


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mumble
verb
    tr & intr
    mumbled, mumbling
    1. To speak or say something unclearly, especially with the mouth partly closed.
      Thesaurus: mutter, murmur, grumble, whisper, say to oneself, swallow one's words.
noun
    1. The sound of unclear, muffled or hushed speech.
Derivative: mumbler
noun
    Derivative: mumbling
    noun, adj
      Derivative: mumblingly
      adverb
        Etymology: 14c, from mum2.



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