mumble
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The singles, more concerned about their romantic fate than patriotic duty, mumble through the lyrics.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Since I’ve become a central banker, I’ve learned to mumble with great incoherence,” he quipped at one of his first hearings as Fed chairman in 1987.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Peters started to mumble, sway and close his eyes as the camera panned away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
This wasn’t cause for concern — a lot of students mumble.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
“He’s not the only stubborn one,” I mumble.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
She opens her mouth to speak, and then mumbles: "I just looked after the baby."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Why are you talking to me?” she mumbles in faux outrage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Unfortunately for Fox, much of what Homan has to say is hard to understand, because he mumbles.
From Slate ● May 18, 2024
“I am a solitary hero. I am alone. I am a solitary hero. Alone,” he mumbles to himself in voice-over.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
She mumbles, “I love you,” then heads to Charlie’s room.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
When Joe Bauer is pressed to share his vision of a better world, all Wilson can muster is a mumbled plea to maybe read more books.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
It took only a few words mumbled with a mouthful of burger for Tom Curtis to strike a blow against his biggest competitor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Fed Chair Jerome Powell mumbled something about “ample reserves” and pointed back to 2019, when the repo market seized up overnight and forced the Fed to rush in with emergency cash.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
Stone came on stage 3½ hours late, and when he talked, he either mumbled or stopped in the middle of sentences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
But he mumbled a lot and usually had to repeat something two or three times to be understood.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
Mollie Amkraut Mueller’s mumbling was starting to get on her husband’s nerves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
To test this idea, the researchers combined self-directed internal speech, described as quiet "mumbling," with a specialized working memory system.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026
Elon Musk might be mumbling and hiding his pupils any time he gets near a stage, but that doesn't mean he lacks energy in the Oval Office.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2025
There is part of me that wants to be happy about this mission, like Coleman is, instead of sourly mumbling about how the rocket is going up, and then back down.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2025
He left shortly after she arrived, mumbling something she didn’t hear.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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