verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
mumble/mutter an apology (= say it quietly, especially because you are embarrassed )
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He bumped into me and mumbled an apology.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
word
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He mumbled a couple of words that I couldn't quite hear.
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She was mumbling words , the cool words she had rehearsed to herself were lost.
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I follow, mumbling the words-if they are words-with him.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All I could do was mumble that I regretted I hadn't taken my degree.
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An old man sat on the curb, mumbling and laughing to himself.
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Don't mumble -- I can't hear what you're saying.
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He mumbled a few words and lost consciousness.
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He mumbled something I didn't hear.
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He looked embarrassed, and mumbled something about being sorry.
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Kaye could only mumble an apology.
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Stop mumbling!
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Across the room the old woman stirred and mumbled.
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Again, Robbie complied, mumbling a bit under his breath as he moved the octopus over to the doll.
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He mumbled some apology and sat next to the priest.
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He entertained himself for long stretches with trucks and cars, mumbling to himself as he crashed them together.
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He kept to his seat and giggled, mumbled, fiddled.
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Laverne shakes his head mumbling away his worries.
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She mumbled something and Dove asked her to speak up.
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That smell of oil and candles and that light from a distant window and him on his knees, mumbling.