"mumble" meaning in English

See mumble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmʌmbəl/ Audio: en-us-mumble.ogg [US] Forms: mumble [canonical], mumbles [third-person, singular], mumbled [past], mumbled [past, participle], mumbling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|mumbl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person mumbles, they speak very softly to the extent where it is difficult to be heard.
    Sense id: simple-mumble-en-verb-vySvXukc
     
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