Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of speaking in a low tone or with the vocal organs partly closed; an indistinct utterance.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Low; indistinct; inarticulate.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of mumble.
  • noun An act in which someone mumbles something

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
  • noun indistinct enunciation

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  • My adjectival use: 'They were annoyed by the mumbling speakers.'

    August 23, 2011

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