[reporting verb]say something indistinctly and quietly, making it difficult for others to hear
含糊地说话,咕哝
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[with obj.]
he mumbled something she didn't catch 他叽里咕噜地说了些她听不清的话
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[with direct speech]
‘Sorry,’ she mumbled .“对不起,”她咕哝着说。
[with obj.]bite or chew with toothless gums or eat without making much use of the teeth
(用无齿的牙床)费力嚼咬,咬磨。
a quiet and indistinct utterance
咕哝,含糊的话
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Rosie had replied in a mumble .罗西含糊地做了回答。
"Middle English: frequentative of