MUMBLE


Meaning of MUMBLE in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

mumble/mutter an apology (= say it quietly, especially because you are embarrassed )

He bumped into me and mumbled an apology.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

word

He mumbled a couple of words that I couldn't quite hear.

She was mumbling words , the cool words she had rehearsed to herself were lost.

I follow, mumbling the words-if they are words-with him.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

All I could do was mumble that I regretted I hadn't taken my degree.

An old man sat on the curb, mumbling and laughing to himself.

Don't mumble -- I can't hear what you're saying.

He mumbled a few words and lost consciousness.

He mumbled something I didn't hear.

He looked embarrassed, and mumbled something about being sorry.

Kaye could only mumble an apology.

Stop mumbling!

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Across the room the old woman stirred and mumbled.

Again, Robbie complied, mumbling a bit under his breath as he moved the octopus over to the doll.

He mumbled some apology and sat next to the priest.

He entertained himself for long stretches with trucks and cars, mumbling to himself as he crashed them together.

He kept to his seat and giggled, mumbled, fiddled.

Laverne shakes his head mumbling away his worries.

She mumbled something and Dove asked her to speak up.

That smell of oil and candles and that light from a distant window and him on his knees, mumbling.

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