mumble Antonyms

Antonyms

Strongest:

• articulate
• speak-out
• speak-out
• speak-up
• speak-up
• articulate

Strong:

No strong antonyms found.

Weak:

• enunciate
• enunciate

Synonyms

Strongest:

• grunt
• muttering
• whisper
• mutter
• grunting
• murmuring

Strong:

• murmur
• chattering
• rumor

Weak:

• jabbering
• gabble
• maundering
• babble
• drivelling
• jabber
• chatter
• rambling
• prattle
• babbling
• prattling
• gabbling

Meaning of mumble

Wordnet

mumble (n)

a soft indistinct utterance

Wordnet

mumble (v)

talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty

Webster

mumble (v.)

To speak with the lips partly closed, so as to render the sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words in a grumbling indistinct manner, indicating discontent or displeasure; to mutter.

To chew something gently with closed lips.

Webster

mumble (v. t.)

To utter with a low, inarticulate voice.

To chew or bite gently, as one without teeth.

To suppress, or utter imperfectly.

mumble Sentence Examples

1. The teacher's mumbles could barely be heard above the class chatter.
2. The suspect mumbled an incoherent response when questioned by the police.
3. The old man sat in the corner of the library, mumbling to himself.
4. She whispered her secrets to him, barely a mumble, as if afraid of being overheard.
5. The priest mumbled the Latin prayers, his voice barely audible.
6. The students mumble their way through the test, hoping to guess the answers.
7. The patient lay in bed, mumbling in a fevered delirium.
8. The suspect's mumbles gave away his guilt, even though he tried to conceal them.
9. The professor's mumbles were interrupted by the sound of a student's question.
10. The witness mumbles their testimony, making it difficult for the jury to understand.

FAQs About the word mumble

What is the meaning of the word mumble

a soft indistinct utterance, talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice, grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficultyTo speak with the lips

What are the synonyms of the word mumble

grunt, muttering, whisper,mutter, grunting, murmuring,murmur, chattering, rumor, jabbering

What are the antonyms of the word mumble

articulate, speak out,speak out, speak up, speak up, articulate,,enunciate, enunciate

What is the usage of word mumble

The teacher's mumbles could barely be heard above the class chatter.

The suspect mumbled an incoherent response when questioned by the police.

How to use the word mumble in a sentence?

The old man sat in the corner of the library, mumbling to himself.

She whispered her secrets to him, barely a mumble, as if afraid of being overheard.