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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.
humbug. 1  something intended to delude or deceive. 2  the quality of falseness or deception. 3  a person who is not what he or she claims or pretends to be; impostor. 4  something devoid of sense or meaning; nonsense: a humbug of technical jargon. 5  British. a variety of hard mint candy. 6  to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive.