mumbling
Definitions
Noun
- Indistinct enunciation
- Ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
Verb
- Talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
- Grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "mumbling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | marketing | 3 | 43 |
| 2 | maintaining | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | monitoring | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | embarrassing | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | misleading | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | mentioning | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | emphasizing | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | maneuvering | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | modifying | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | meandering | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | memorizing | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | mistaking | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | amplifying | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | embezzling | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | emigrating | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | marshaling | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | matchmaking | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | mediating | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | migrating | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | mingling | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | moderating | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | molesting | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | mushrooming | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | emaciating | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | embellishing | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | embroidering | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | empaneling | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | emulating | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | immunizing | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | imperiling | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | implanting | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | imprinting | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | mainwaring | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | mandating | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | mangling | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | manwaring | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | margining | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | marveling | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | massacring | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | meatpacking | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | misgiving | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | misjudging | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | misreading | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | misusing | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | moonlighting | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | mortgaging | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | mothballing | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | moviegoing | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | muckraking | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | mummifying | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | mutating | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | smartening | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "mumbling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plumbing | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | stumbling | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | fumbling | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | tumbling | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | rumbling | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | crumbling | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | numbing | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | rambling | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | grumbling | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | mulling | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | ambling | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | thumbing | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | humbling | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | bumbling | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | rumblings | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | tumblin | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | dumbing | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | rumbling's | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | grumblings | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | muscling | 3 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "mumbling" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "mumbling" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "mumbling" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "mumbling".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 52
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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