mumbling
/ˈmʌmbəlɪŋ/
verb
- To speak in a quiet, unclear way that is hard to understand, often because the speaker is nervous, tired, or not paying attention.
- She mumbled something about being late as she rushed past me.
- The shy student mumbled his answer during the presentation.
- He tends to mumble when he's tired, so I have to ask him to repeat himself.
Antonyms
adjective
- Speaking in a quiet, unclear way; hard to hear or understand.
- A mumbling voice on the phone asked for directions.
- He gave a mumbling reply and then walked away.
- The mumbling cashier made it difficult to hear the total.
noun
- The act or sound of speaking quietly and unclearly.
- The teacher asked the student to stop his mumbling and speak up.
- I couldn't understand a word of his mumbling from across the room.
- All I heard was a low mumbling coming from the back of the bus.