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mumbling

mumbling is the present participle and gerund of mumble.

Meaning of mumble

Verb

mumble (third-person singular simple present mumbles, present participle mumbling, simple past and past participle mumbled)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.
    • Please try not to mumble so I can hear you better.
  2. To chew something gently with closed lips.

See all 3 meanings of mumble

Noun

mumbling (plural mumblings)

  1. An act in which someone mumbles something
    • The second is the contrast with the inarticulate stumblings, mumblings, evasions and half-truths of our current president.2008 March 20, “Obama Challenges the Racial Divide”, in New York Times

Forms of mumbling

pluralmumblings

Questions about mumbling

What does mumbling mean?
Mumbling means an act in which someone mumbles something.
What is mumbling the present participle and gerund of?
Mumbling is the present participle and gerund of mumble.
What part of speech is mumbling?
Mumbling is a noun.
What is the plural of mumbling?
The plural of mumbling is mumblings.

Words near mumbling in the dictionary

  1. mumblety-peg
  2. mumbletypeg
  3. mumblier
  4. mumbliest
  5. mumblin'
  6. mumbling
  7. mumblingly
  8. mumblings
  9. mumbly
  10. mumbly joe
  11. mumbly joes

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