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Unintelligible vs Mumbled - What's the difference?

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Unintelligible is a related term of mumbled.


As an adjective unintelligible

is not intelligible; unable to be understood.

As a verb mumbled is

(mumble).

unintelligible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not intelligible; unable to be understood.

    • Antonyms

    * (l).

    See also

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    mumbled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mumble)

    • mumble

    English

    Verb

  • (intransitive) To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.
    • Please try not to mumble so I can hear you better.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Peace, you mumbling fool.
  • * Otway
    • A wrinkled hag, with age grown double, / Picking dry sticks, and mumbling to herself.
  • To chew something gently with closed lips.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * mumblage * mumblecore * mumblenews * mumbler * mumblety peg

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A quiet or unintelligible vocalization.
    • All I could hear was a mumble from the next room.
  • A low tone of voice.
    • ''He spoke in a mumble .