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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mormorare
"Tende a mormorare quando è nervoso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To speak quietly and in a low voice that is difficult to hear.
"He tends to mumble when he is nervous."
- 1
A low, indistinct utterance.
"Her mumble was barely audible over the noise."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'mumble' originates from the Middle English 'mumblen', which is a frequentative form of 'mumb', likely derived from the Old English 'mūmian', meaning to speak indistinctly. The term has evolved over centuries to denote unclear or indistinct speech.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mumble" is said worldwide
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嘟囔
Transliteration: dūnang
"他在紧张时常常嘟囔。"
marmonner
Transliteration: marmonner
"Il a tendance à marmonner quand il est nerveux."
murmeln
Transliteration: murmeln
"Er neigt dazu, zu murmeln, wenn er nervös ist."
mormorare
Transliteration: mormorare
"Tende a mormorare quando è nervoso."
murmurar
Transliteration: murmurar
"Tiende a murmurar cuando está nervioso."
murmurar
Transliteration: murmurar
"Ele tende a murmurar quando está nervoso."
बड़बड़ाना
Transliteration: baḍabaḍānā
"वह नर्वस होने पर बड़बड़ाता है।"
중얼거리다
Transliteration: jung-eolgeorida
"그는 긴장할 때 중얼거리는 경향이 있다."
ぶつぶつ言う
Transliteration: butsubutsu iu
"彼は緊張するとぶつぶつ言う傾向がある。"
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