verb
- to speak in a low, unclear way that is difficult to understand
noun
- speech that is low and unclear
Examples
- He tends to mumble when he’s nervous.
- Please don’t mumble – I can’t understand what you’re saying.
- She mumbled an apology under her breath.
- The student mumbled his answer to the teacher’s question.
- His mumble made it hard to follow the conversation.
- I could only catch a few words from his mumble.