mumbling (B2)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˈmʌmbəl/
Definition
To speak indistinctly and in a low voice, often making it difficult for others to hear or understand.
Examples
He tends to mumble when he's nervous.
The old man mumbled a few words before falling asleep.
She mumbled her apology, barely audible.
How to Use mumbling
- mumble to oneself (prepositional phrase)
- To speak indistinctly to oneself, without intending to be heard by others. — "He often mumbles to himself when he's concentrating."
- mumble something (collocation)
- To say something indistinctly. — "She mumbled something about being tired."
- mumble incoherently (collocation)
- To speak in a way that is impossible to understand due to lack of clarity or logic. — "The witness could only mumble incoherently about what he had seen."
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