Thesaurus / mumble
FEEDBACKHow to use mumble in a sentence
Pausing at the threshold before opening the door, the sonorous mumble sounding through the deal panels misled me.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDThe blows of the ax, off in the chaparral, were louder in their ears now, and they could hear a mumble of voices.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSBristow made no comment on this, and Mattie, turning slowly away from him, began to mumble something.
THE WINNING CLUEJAMES HAY, JR.Inside45 the parlor could be heard the mumble of men's voices.
WAYSIDE COURTSHIPSHAMLIN GARLANDShe waited until he answered, in an indistinct mumble, that he did not know.
COLONIAL BORNG. FIRTH SCOTTIn this village you will mumble over the bans without one of your congregation ever taking heed of the name.
NIGHT AND MORNING, COMPLETEEDWARD BULWER-LYTTONFirst of all I made her give me a good bit of bacon, and then I began to mumble a few words in Romany.
CARMENPROSPER MERIMEEA hurried, anxious mumble seemed to show that the unfortunate Pedro made his excuse; but she waved them away.
WHERE THE PAVEMENT ENDSJOHN RUSSELLThe noise of the tavern rose from a tiny mumble to a clattering surf, to a huge and saw-edged wave.
THE SENSITIVE MANPOUL WILLIAM ANDERSONIt was quiet, too; oddly quiet in spite of the dull mumble that rose from thousands of throats.
ONCE TO EVERY MANLARRY EVANSWORDS RELATED TO MUMBLE
- addle
- befuddle
- bewilder
- blunder
- botch
- bungle
- clutter
- complicate
- confound
- daze
- derange
- disarrange
- discombobulate
- disorder
- disorient
- disturb
- entangle
- fluster
- foul
- foul up
- jumble
- louse up
- make a mess of
- mess
- misarrange
- mix
- mix up
- muck
- mumble
- murmur
- nonplus
- perplex
- perturb
- psych out
- rattle
- ravel
- ruffle
- scramble
- shuffle
- snafu
- snarl
- spoil
- stir up
- stumble
- stupefy
- tangle
- throw
- throw off
- tumble
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