mumbling
present participle ofmumble
| 单词 | mumbling |
| 释义 | mumbling present participle ofmumble mumble verb[IorT] uk/ˈmʌm.bəl/us/ˈmʌm.bəl/B2 tospeakquietlyand in a way that is notclearso that the words aredifficulttounderstand: She mumbledsomethingabout being toobusy. [+ speech]"I'msorry," he mumbled. to talk to someone
Ways of talking
Examplesofmumblingmumbling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. A lot of the producers would bemumblingamongst themselves, trying to find a solution to a problem. From theCambridge English Corpus Some communication difficulties were attributed to the conversational partnermumblingtheir words or not being able to communicate with a person who has a sensory loss. From theCambridge English Corpus It is regarded as an impertinence to suggest that he cannot be heard from the back row because he ismumblinginto his notes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One little child of four recited with a diction which some of us might envy whenmumblingour speeches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One of them was waving an indecipherable piece of paper at him while at the same timemumblingall sorts of incomprehensible phrases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We can hear themmumblingbecause it is getting through to them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has beenmumblingaway since the debate commenced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He ismumblingand speaking too fast because he does not want us to hear what he is saying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are on their bottoms,mumbling, but they are not standing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am glad that he has now stoppedmumbling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My beliefs are reinforced by the mumblings and manifestations taking place all over the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I, for my part, obviously voted against these attempts, but there are still mumblings about our still having a long way to go. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It is a generation impatient of the mumblings and bumblings and fumblings of what has too often passed for statesmanship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall happily give way if he wishes to intervene so that he may stopmumbling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I must have beenmumblingmore incoherently than usual. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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