Mumbled Meaning in English

word · lemma: mumble

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التعريف

Spoke in a low or unclear voice so that the words were hard to understand.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used for unclear, soft, or nervous speech. Common with 'mumbled an answer', 'mumbled something'. Suggests lack of confidence or not wanting others to hear. Different from 'whisper' (quiet but clear) and 'mutter' (angry or annoyed tone).

• Spanish: murmuró - balbuceó
• Portuguese (BR): murmurou - resmungou
• Portuguese (PT): murmurou - resmungou
• Chinese (Simplified): 咕哝了 - 嘀咕了
• Chinese (Traditional): 咕噥了 - 嘀咕了
• Hindi: बड़बड़ाया
• Arabic: تمتم
• Bengali: বুড়বুড়িয়ে বলেছিল - অস্পষ্ট স্বরে বলেছিল
• Russian: пробормотал - бормотал
• Japanese: ぼそぼそと言った - 小声でつぶやいた
• Vietnamese: lầm bầm - nói lí nhí
• Korean: 중얼거렸다
• Turkish: mırıldandı
• Urdu: بڑبڑایا
• Indonesian: bergumam - berkata pelan-pelan

جمل نموذجية

He mumbled his name because he was shy.

basic

“Sorry,” he mumbled, looking at his shoes.

natural

She mumbled under her breath so no one would hear.

natural

The speech was so quiet that he basically mumbled the whole time.

natural

She mumbled something I didn’t catch.

basic

The boy mumbled his answer to the teacher.

basic