Synonyms for mumble

Most common

mutter · mander · mussitate

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Verb

Antonyms

enunciate, articulate, pronounce

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.

   Please try not to mumble so I can hear you better.

Related words

Word family

mumblage mumblenews mumbler

Forms

Past participle

mumbled
e.g. mumbled → muttered, mandered, mussitated, stammered…

Example sentences

• mutter Tobias heard Isabella mutter: "Oh, shit!"
• stammer When suddenly asked a question, I often stammer to respond.
• jabber He spends all his time chatting online on Jabber.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

gum¹

6 letters

mutter², jabber, mander²

7 letters

stammer²

9 letters

mussitate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mutter² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

bégayer

Italiano

balbettare

Español

balbucear

Deutsch

stammeln

Català

balbucejar