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mumbling

UK
/ˈmʌm.blɪŋ/
US
/ˈmʌm.blɪŋ/

Translations

mumblingnoun
mumblings
pl
marmonnementsAu pluriel, pour désigner des paroles ou des sons indistincts et murmurés.
All I could hear from the next room were confused mumblings.
Tout ce que j’entendais de la pièce voisine, c’étaient des marmonnements confus.
His mumbling during the presentation made it hard for the audience to follow his points.
Son marmonnement pendant la présentation a rendu difficile la compréhension de ses arguments par le public.
Synonyms
mumbling
whispering
murmuring
grumbling
muttering
mumblingadjective
more mumbling
Comp.
most mumbling
Super.
UK
/ˈmʌm.blɪŋ/
US
/ˈmʌm.blɪŋ/
The mumbling professor was hard to follow during the lecture.
Le professeur marmonnant était difficile à suivre pendant le cours.
Synonyms
unclear
unintelligible
garbled
low-voiced
soft-spoken
muttering
murmuring
slurred
inarticulate
indistinct
mumbleverb

mumbling

Gerund

mumbled
Past Simple
mumbled
Past Participle
mumbling
Gerund
UK
/ˈmʌm.bəl/
US
/ˈmʌm.bəl/
marmonnerParler à voix basse et de façon indistincte.
He tends to mumble when he's nervous, making it hard for people to hear him.
Il a tendance à marmonner quand il est nerveux, ce qui fait qu’on l’entend difficilement.
Additional translations
bredouillerQuand la parole est confuse ou peu articulée.
Synonyms
mutter
muffle
murmur
grumble
whisper
Antonyms
pronounce
enunciate
articulate
mumblegerund / present participle

mumbling

Used attributively to modify nouns meaning ‘engaged in mumbling’ or ‘producing low indistinct sound’ (e.g., "mumbling voices").
marmonnantAdjectif participial : qui parle d’une voix basse et indistincte.
The recording was full of mumbling vocals that were hard to decipher.
L’enregistrement était rempli de voix marmonnant, difficiles à déchiffrer.
Synonyms
inarticulate
incoherent
garbled
mumbled
muttering
murmuring
whispering
low-voiced
soft-spoken

Definitions

mumblingnoun
The act or instance of speaking in a low, indistinct manner, often making it difficult to understand.
His mumbling during the presentation made it hard for the audience to follow his points.
Indistinct words or sounds spoken softly and unclearly.
All I could hear from the next room were confused mumblings.
mumblingadjective
Speaking in a low, indistinct manner, often making it difficult to understand.
The mumbling professor was hard to follow during the lecture.
mumbleverb
To speak quietly and unclearly, often in a way that is difficult for others to understand.
He tends to mumble when he's nervous, making it hard for people to hear him.
To say (something) quietly and unclearly, so that it is difficult for others to understand.
She mumbled an apology before leaving the room.
mumblegerund / present participle
Producing or characterized by quiet, indistinct speech.
The recording was full of mumbling vocals that were hard to decipher.
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