mumble

About 0.37 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.

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

2. verb To chew something gently with closed lips.
3. noun A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.

   All I could hear was a mumble from the next room.

Similar words

mussitate mutter maffle maunder gum slur peg babble mump murmur

Often followed by

something and of a to the in that about

Word family

mumbled mumbler mumblers mumbles mumbling mumbly