Random word

How do you use Mumbled in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

Rare word

Mumbled in a sentence

Mumbled | Mumbling | Mumbles

Mumbled meaning

simple past and past participle of mumble

Using Mumbled

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of mumble
  • In the example corpus, mumbled often appears in combinations such as: he mumbled, and mumbled, mumbled something.

Context around Mumbled

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Mumbled

  • In this selection, "mumbled" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ear, balliet, couch, something, folk and platitudes stand out and add context to how "mumbled" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aback i mumbled something in and and he mumbled a couple. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mumbled" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mumbled

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

He spoke quietly and mumbled at times. (7 words)

I mumbled that I had never been to the ballet. (10 words)

Did we hear that right?” some may have mumbled to themselves. (11 words)

The seven-minute long A&W, for example, skips between mumbled folk, rustic Americana and the trap-adjacent half-rapping of her breakthrough album Born to Die, while the title track is a piano ballad stretched to epic proportions. (39 words)

As I moved to the counter, I could see that the lady behind the offender and the young woman in front of him, put her smartphone to her ear, mumbled something, turned and moved hurriedly out the door. (38 words)

And the circumstances are just weird: according to police documents, Kelly, apparently dressed as a cowboy, stumbled into someone’s house, sat down on their couch, “mumbled incoherently” and then got hit with a vacuum tube a bunch. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Did we hear that right?” some may have mumbled to themselves.

The seven-minute long A&W, for example, skips between mumbled folk, rustic Americana and the trap-adjacent half-rapping of her breakthrough album Born to Die, while the title track is a piano ballad stretched to epic proportions.

Even if the issue had been raised, the head coach, Régis Le Bris, or some other official could have mumbled platitudes about it being all very sad but best left in the hands of the authorities.

He spoke quietly and mumbled at times.

I mumbled that I had never been to the ballet.

Walker slips easily between the gaps of what is said and not said, between yes and no and the mumbled gradations in between, while holding back from judging anybody.

And Jimmy Page was sitting down; he’s really tall, and real long hair, and he mumbled a couple of things—honest to God, I don’t know what he said.

As I moved to the counter, I could see that the lady behind the offender and the young woman in front of him, put her smartphone to her ear, mumbled something, turned and moved hurriedly out the door.

Advertentie

But if this is your final act, then that’s exciting for you: you’re done with the clumsy expository Act I, with its undeveloped characterisations and mumbled teenage dialogue.

I mumbled a response, said I had to go and hung up.

Reluctantly, all but blushing, he mumbled along in his rumbling bass voice, reading the lyrics from a sheet someone had given him.

Taken aback, I mumbled something in what few words I could come up with in English.

Then he mumbled that he preferred to let things happen in life, rather than to plan.

Balliet mumbled, "Shut the fuck up!" as he fired at the men.

Then he mumbled something about the email being doctored to make him look bad.

And the circumstances are just weird: according to police documents, Kelly, apparently dressed as a cowboy, stumbled into someone’s house, sat down on their couch, “mumbled incoherently” and then got hit with a vacuum tube a bunch.

Each one spoke to the former president and “he mumbled back,” Baker said.

He banged his head against the ground, shouted and mumbled, even changing his breathing to attain realism.

I mumbled and stammered something noncommittal, feeling like the situation could not possibly be improved by giving her dope, and she actually started reaching for my pockets.

Part of the description reads: “This creature was the last on the plane, he held up takeoff, mumbled incoherent noises about seeing ‘Phishco’ and was refused the very first drink he ordered.

Advertentie

Common combinations with mumbled

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mumbled" in a sentence?
An example: "Did we hear that right?” some may have mumbled to themselves." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mumbled" from authentic English texts.
What does "mumbled" mean?
Mumbled means: simple past and past participle of mumble
How many example sentences with "mumbled" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "mumbled", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.