mumble

Formsmumbles, mumbling, mumbled

Pluralmumbles

1. 1
   verbtransitive or intransitive

   To speak so quietly or unclearly that people cannot understand you.

   Like talking with your hand over your mouth, so the words come out fuzzy.

   Please don't mumble your words when you talk to the teacher.

   She mumbles when she is too shy to speak up.

   Similarmutter, murmur, slur

   Oppositeenunciate, articulate

2. 2
   nouncountable

   A soft, unclear sound made when someone speaks too quietly to understand.

   Like the soft sound of someone talking in the next room with the door shut.

   His answer came out as a low mumble.

   A faint mumble came from the back of the classroom.

   Similarmutter, murmur

3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To chew food slowly and softly with the lips kept closed.

   Like gently working a soft candy around in your mouth without biting it.

   The old dog mumbled the soft food in its bowl.

   Grandpa likes to mumble his bread when his teeth ache.

   Similargum

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