mumble
/ˈmʌmb(ə)l/
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American sound/ˈmʌmb(ə)l/
mumble
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
mum - ble -> mumble
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
mumble /'mʌmbl / v ~ (about sth) ; ~ sth (to sb)
မပွင့်တပွင့် ပြောသည်။ ဗလုံးဗထွေးပြောသည်။ ရေရွတ်သည်။ speak in a mumbling voice ❍ He always mumbles when he's embarrassed. ❍ What are you mumbling about? I can't understand a word! ❍ He mumbled something (to me) which I didn't quite catch. ❍ She mumbled that she didn't want to get up yet.
n [sing] ဗလုံးဗထွေး (စကား)။ He spoke in a low mumble, as if to himself.
❏ mumbling n [U,C often pl ] (esp derog ) ရေရွတ်ခြင်း။ Nobody pays much attention to the mumblings of politicians.
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mutter, murmur, speak unclearly, speak softly, burble, babble, divulgence, drone, gabble, garble, grumble, grunt, hushed tone, intone, low tone, low voice, maunder, murmuration, ramble, rumble, say to oneself, secret message, slur, speak, stammer, stutter, susurration, susurrus, swallow, talk, undertone, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice, whimper, whine, whisper
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