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(mÅ­mâ²bÉl) v. mumÂ·bled, mumÂ·bling, mumÂ·bles. v.tr. 1. To utter indistinctly by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth: mumbled an insincere apology. 2. To chew slowly or ineffectively without or as if without teeth.
mumble. 1  to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter. 2  to chew ineffectively, as from loss of teeth: to mumble on a crust. 3  to say or utter indistinctly, as with partly closed lips: He mumbled something about expenses. 4  to chew, or try to eat, with difficulty, as from loss of teeth.