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adjective

Definition of mumblingnext
as in muttering

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mumbling

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noun

as in rumble

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mumbling

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verb

present participle of mumble
as in murmuring
to speak softly and unclearly I can't understand you if you mumble

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  1. rumble
  2. rumbling
  3. murmur
Noun
  • Get ready for a rumble when Washington takes on the defending national champion Wolverines this weekend.
    Christine Clarridge, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Founded in 2013 by Kern Brantley as a tribute to the late, great Funk Brothers bassist James Jamerson, the free event has become a staple of the museum’s late-summer calendar, summoning a mass low-end rumble at Motown’s birthplace.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of rumble
Noun
  • There had been rumblings in recent weeks regarding the possibility of Houston as a landing spot for Antetokounmpo, and for good reason.
    Rahat Huq, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • There had been rumblings of a sequel almost from the moment Gladiator hit screens in May 2000, rumblings that grew even louder after the DreamWorks film won five Academy Awards, including the one for best picture.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
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  • On Saturday, as culmination to Marvel’s packed San Diego Comic-Con panel announcing the studio’s upcoming slate of projects, veteran MCU hands Anthony and Joe Russo appeared onstage alongside a phalanx of sinister metal-mask-wearing, robed figures to ecstatic cheers and awed murmurs.
    Chris Lee, Vulture, 29 July 2024
  • Hinchcliffe said, prompting murmurs and scattered boos from the crowd.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of murmur
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