mumbling

Example Sentences

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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

The big man returned fairly soon after that, mumbling something about drinking too much water and about Barkley talking way too long when he really needed to cut to a break.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 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

Dad was in the living room, shuffling through blueprints for the granaries and mumbling to himself.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover