mumbled
Said under breath
Mumbled is the past tense of mumble, meaning to speak in a low, indistinct voice without clearly articulating words.
Someone who mumbles keeps their mouth relatively closed or speaks too softly to be understood: He mumbled an apology and left.
She mumbled something under her breath.
Indistinctly articulated
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
- incoherentLacking logical connection
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
- muffledMade quieter, less distinct
indistinct · inarticulate · unclear · muddled · halting · faltering · stammered · stuttered
Lacking in sound
hushed · subdued · under one's breath · soft-spoken · barely audible · whispered · murmured · breathed
Spoke barely audibly
- grumbledComplained in low tones
- gruntedMade a guttural sound
- grousedExpressed petty complaints
- complainedVoiced a grievance
groaned · whined · droned · drawled · rambled · trailed off · hemmed and hawed · spluttered
Embarrassed and timid
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- reluctantUnwilling to act
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
self-conscious · abashed · awkward · timid · diffident · coy · uncertain · apologetic
slurred
Indistinctly articulated
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
- incoherentLacking logical connection
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
muffled · indistinct · inarticulate · unclear · muddled · halting · faltering · stammered · stuttered · rambling
quiet
Lacking in sound
inaudible · hushed · subdued · under one's breath · soft-spoken · barely audible · whispered · murmured · breathed · half-heard
muttered
Spoke barely audibly
complained · groaned · whined · droned · drawled · rambled · trailed off · hemmed and hawed · spluttered · burbled
sheepish
Embarrassed and timid
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- reluctantUnwilling to act
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
nervous · self-conscious · abashed · awkward · timid · diffident · coy · uncertain · apologetic · bashful
uttered
Expressed in speech
answered · responded · remarked · stated · added · interjected · confessed · admitted · protested · apologized
- dialogueconversation, line, lines, banter, talk
- speaking stylesarticulate, blunt, candid, conversational, casual
- speech qualitiesarticulate, clear, loud, soft, quiet
- speech verbssaid, says, asked, answered, replied
mumbledenunciated
Spoke with clear pronunciation
articulated · articulate · enunciate · distinct · crisp
- mumble rapRap with unclear enunciation
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