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mumble

verb as in say low and inarticulately

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But to bemoan the barely audible banality of it all – the dull motives, the mumbled attempts to shift blame, the sullen complaints about prison life and unsatisfactory psychiatric evaluations - is to miss the truth.

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“Wishin’ that they could be us so all they do is hate,” he mumbled under his breath.

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Kawhi Leonard mumbled his way through a few answers to questions Monday about his endorsement deal with Aspiration Partners that has triggered an NBA investigation into whether the Clippers circumvented the league salary cap.

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“I got what I wanted,” the singer mumbled, by his brother’s account.

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The people in shot mumbled and were drowned out by a blaring TV.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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