mumble

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌmbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmʌmbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mum′bəl)

Inflections of 'mumble' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
mumbles
v 3rd person singular
mumbling
v pres p
mumbled
v past
mumbled
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
mumble⇒ vi (speak in a muffled voice)hablar entre dientes loc verb
  mascullar⇒ vi
  balbucear⇒ vi
 I can't understand Lucy when she mumbles.
 No puedo entender a Lucy cuando habla entre dientes.
mumble [sth]⇒ vtr (muffled speech)mascullar⇒ vtr
  decir algo entre dientes loc verb
  balbucear⇒ vtr
 Tom mumbled some excuse about being sick and left work.
 Tom masculló alguna excusa sobre estar enfermo y se fue del trabajo.
mumble n (muffled speech)murmullo nm
  susurro nm
 Gary's voice was a quiet mumble.
 La voz de Gary era un suave murmullo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
mumble on [sth] vtr phrasal insep (chew ineffectively)masticar⇒ vtr
 The toothless old man mumbled on a piece of bread.
 El anciano sin dientes masticaba un pedazo de pan.
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'mumble' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
abejonear - mascullar - barbotar - barbotear - despatarrar - farfullar - musitar - rechistar - susurrar

Collocations: an [unfathomable, incoherent, embarrassed] mumble, [replied, answered] in a mumble, her words [fell, came] out in a mumble, more...

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