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mumbles

mumbles is the plural of mumble.

Meaning of mumble

Noun

mumble (plural mumbles)

  1. A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.
    • All I could hear was a mumble from the next room.

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Proper noun capitalized: Mumbles

(The) Mumbles

  1. A coastal suburb, community, and headland (Mumbles Head) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref ST6188).

Questions about mumbles

What does mumbles mean?
Mumbles means a coastal suburb, community, and headland (Mumbles Head) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref ST6188).
What is mumbles the plural of?
Mumbles is the plural of mumble.
What part of speech is mumbles?
Mumbles is a proper noun.

Words near mumbles in the dictionary

  1. mumblements
  2. mumblenews
  3. mumblenewses
  4. mumbler
  5. mumblers
  6. mumbles
  7. mumblesome
  8. mumblest
  9. mumbleth
  10. mumblety peg
  11. mumblety-peg

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