ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsMmumble
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mumble
Meaning: to speak too quietly or unclearly to be understood
mumble in a sentence
How mumble is used in real sentences:
Eli mumbled his response, so the teacher asked him to repeat it.
Grace mumbled an apology while looking down at her shoes.
“Heat rose into her cheeks, so she began to mumble behind her hand.”
— from the passage A Better Ending
Synonyms for mumble
Other words for mumble — mutter, murmur and slur — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of mumble
Words that mean the opposite of mumble:
- enunciate
- articulate
Where it comes from
From Middle English momelen 'to speak indistinctly'
Memory hook
When your lips BUMBLE, you MUMBLE.