mumble

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mum·ble [mumble mumbles mumbled mumbling] verb, noun BrE [ˈmʌmbl] NAmE [ˈmʌmbl]
verb intransitive, transitive
to speak or say sth in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear
Syn: ↑mutter
•~ (to sb/yourself) I could hear him mumbling to himself.
•~ sth (to sb/yourself) She mumbled an apology and left.
•+ speech ‘Sorry,’ she mumbled.
•~ that… She mumbled that she was sorry.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: frequentative of ↑mum (adjective).

Example Bank:
•George mumbled incoherently to himself.
•I couldn't understand what he was mumbling about.
•She mumbled something into her pillow.

 
noun usually singular (also mum·bling countable, usually plural, uncountable)
speech or words that are spoken in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear
•He spoke in a low mumble, as if to himself.
•They tried to make sense of her mumblings.

Word Origin:
Middle English: frequentative of ↑mum (adjective).
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  gum, mutter, maunder, mussitate