mumble

🇺🇸 /ˈmʌmbl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmʌmbl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000CEFR-B2
verb
R

to speak quietly and unclearly

He tends to mumble when he is nervous, making it hard to understand him.

noun
R

quiet, unclear speech

Her mumble was so soft that no one could catch what she said.

translation

v. to speak quietly and unclearly
n. quiet, unclear speech

Word Forms

Progressive mumbling
Past mumbled
3rd Present mumbles
Plural mumbles
Perfect mumbled