Need another word that means the same as “mumble”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “mumble” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Mumble” are: maunder, mussitate, mutter, gum, murmur, speak indistinctly, talk under one's breath, speak sotto voce, talk to oneself, low voice, hushed tone, undertone
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mumble” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| hushed tone | Tranquil silence. |
| low voice | An air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation. |
| murmur | A low continuous background noise. There were murmurs of dissent from his colleagues. |
| mutter | A barely audible utterance, especially one expressing dissatisfaction or irritation. A little mutter of disgust. |
| undertone | A pale or subdued color. The sexual undertones of most advertising. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mumble” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| gum | Fasten with gum or glue. If you gum the tape it is stronger. |
| maunder | Move or act in a dreamy or idle manner. He maunders through the bank composing his thoughts. |
| murmur | Express one’s discontent about (someone or something) in a subdued manner. How interesting he murmured quietly. |
| mussitate | Talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice. |
| mutter | Make complaining remarks or noises under one’s breath. Back benchers were muttering about the next reshuffle. |
| speak indistinctly | Exchange thoughts; talk with. |
| speak sotto voce | Use language. |
| talk to oneself | Reveal information. |
| talk under one's breath | Express in speech. |
| babble | Utter something rapidly and incoherently. A confused babble of voices. |
| babbling | (of flowing water) making a continuous murmuring sound. You sound like a babbling fool. |
| chatter | Cut unevenly with a chattering tool. Parrots chattered in the sunlight. |
| equivocal | (of a person) using ambiguous or evasive language. He has always been equivocal about the meaning of his lyrics. |
| equivocate | Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information. The government have equivocated too often in the past. |
| equivocation | Falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language. I say this without equivocation. |
| evasive | Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly. An evasive statement. |
| falter | Speak haltingly. The music faltered stopped and started up again. |
| gibber | Speak rapidly and unintelligibly, typically through fear or shock. They shrieked and gibbered as flames surrounded them. |
| gibberish | Unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing; nonsense. He talks gibberish. |
| grumble | A complaint. The cashier grumbled about changing Swiss money. |
| hesitate | Be reluctant to do something. She hesitated unsure of what to say. |
| impediment | A hindrance or obstruction in doing something. A serious impediment to scientific progress. |
| incoherent | (of a person) unable to speak intelligibly. He was incoherent with sentiment. |
| maunder | Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. Dennis maundered on about the wine. |
| murmur | Say something in a low or indistinct voice. How interesting he murmured quietly. |
| mutter | A low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech. Back benchers were muttering about the next reshuffle. |
| muttering | A privately expressed complaint or expression of dissatisfaction. There were disloyal mutterings about his leadership. |
| nonsense | Denoting verse or other writing intended to be amusing by virtue of its absurd or whimsical language. He was talking absolute nonsense. |
| palaver | Lengthy and unproductive discussion. He palavered her into going along. |
| palter | Trifle with. If you palter or double in your answers I will have thee hung alive in an iron chain. |
| prate | Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk. I heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half. |
| prattle | Talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way. Do you intend to keep up this childish prattle. |
| prevaricate | Speak or act in an evasive way. He seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions. |
| ramble | Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. This novel rambles on and jogs. |
| slur | Mark notes with a slur. A racial slur. |
| speak | Express in speech. They speak a strange dialect. |
| stammer | A tendency to stammer. I stammered out my history. |
| stumble | An act of stumbling. He broke a bone in his foot in a stumble down an Alpine pass. |
| stutter | A tendency to stutter while speaking. The country still has problems not least that its economy is stuttering and unemployment is high. |
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