mumble

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mum·ble /ˈmʌmbəl/ ●●○ verb [intransitive, transitive]  SAYto say something too quietly or not clearly enough, so that other people cannot understand you 咕哝，含糊地说 → mutter He bumped into someone and mumbled an apology. 他撞到一个人，咕哝着道了歉。 Stop mumbling! 别嘟嘟囔囔的！mumble to yourself A woman on the corner was mumbling to herself. 角落里有个女人在喃喃自语。► see thesaurus at say —mumble noun [countable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

mumble• That smell of oil and candles and that light from a distant window and him on his knees, mumbling.• Stop mumbling!• 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 a few words and lost consciousness.• Kaye could only mumble an apology.• An old man sat on the curb, mumbling and laughing to himself.• Laverne shakes his head mumbling away his worries.• He kept to his seat and giggled, mumbled, fiddled.• Don't mumble -- I can't hear what you're saying.• He mumbled some apology and sat next to the priest.• He looked embarrassed, and mumbled something about being sorry.• She mumbled something and Dove asked her to speak up.• He mumbled something I didn't hear.• All I could do was mumble that I regretted I hadn't taken my degree.• He entertained himself for long stretches with trucks and cars, mumbling to himself as he crashed them together.mumble to yourself• It revealed, at the foot of the bed, a fat man taking off his trousers and mumbling to himself.• He entertained himself for long stretches with trucks and cars, mumbling to himself as he crashed them together.• Yo mumbles to herself at the windows outlining her hairline with a contemplative index finger.• Another hundred yards, down again, mumbling to himself in delirium.• The coroner woke like a child, mumbling to himself, wondering where he was.Origin mumble (1300-1400) From the sound

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quietly or Corpus to not too something say

mumble
mum‧ble /ˈmʌmbəl/ verb [intransitive and transitive]to say something too quietly or not clearly enough, so that other people cannot understand you ⇨ mutter:
    He bumped into someone and mumbled an apology.
    Stop mumbling!
    mumble to yourself
    A woman on the corner was mumbling to herself.
—mumble noun [countable]
     

THESAURUS

■ different ways of saying something
   ▪ whisper to say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your full voice: ‘Don’t wake the baby,’ Jenny whispered.
   ▪ mumble to say something quietly without pronouncing the words clearly: He mumbled his thanks.
   ▪ mutter to say something quietly, especially when you are annoyed but do not want someone to hear you complaining: ‘This is ridiculous,’ he muttered under his breath. | She muttered something about having to go home early.
   ▪ murmur to say something in a soft slow gentle voice: She stroked his hair and murmured, ‘Don’t worry. You’ll be all right.’
   ▪ growl to say something in a low angry voice: ‘As I was saying,’ Lewis growled, ‘it needs to be finished today.’
   ▪ snarl to say something in a nasty angry way: ‘Get out of my way!’ he snarled.
   ▪ exclaim to say something suddenly and loudly: ‘How beautiful!’ she exclaimed.
   ▪ blurt out to suddenly say something without thinking, especially something embarrassing or secret: It was partly nervousness that had made him blurt out the question.
   ▪ stammer/stutter to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited: ‘I’ll, I’ll only be a m-moment,’ he stammered.