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mumble

noun verb

a soft indistinct utterance

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
M
Ends with
E
Contains
UM
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈmʌmbəl

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Definitions

noun

  1. a soft indistinct utterance

verb

  1. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

verb

  1. grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty

    “the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food”

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Example Sentences

the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food

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