mumbling

SayMUM-bling/ˈmʌmblɪŋ/

Pluralmumblings

2 meanings of mumbling

1
nouncountable or uncountable
An act of speaking quietly and unclearly, so others can hardly hear.
Like talking with your mouth full, so the words come out blurry.
His mumbling made it hard to know what he wanted.
The teacher could not understand the child's mumbling at the back of the class.
Similarmuttering, murmuring
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2
verb
Present participle of mumble. Use this form when the action is happening right now.
He was mumbling something about the weather as he left.
She kept mumbling under her breath all evening.
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mumbling is a form of mumble

mumble, verb: To speak so quietly or unclearly that people cannot understand you. Full entry

Forms: mumblemumbles he/she/itmumbling -ing formmumbled past tense, past participle
Spelling: mumble → mumbling: drop the e, add -ing

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