- grumble
- murmur
- mutter
- ramble
- rumble
- stammer
- stutter
- utter
- whisper
- maunder
- speak
- swallow
- talk
- verbalize
- vocalize
- voice
- whimper
- whine
- say to oneself
On this page you’ll find 48 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mumble, such as: grumble, murmur, mutter, ramble, rumble, and stammer.
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How to use mumble in a sentence
Pausing at the threshold before opening the door, the sonorous mumble sounding through the deal panels misled me.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYD
The blows of the ax, off in the chaparral, were louder in their ears now, and they could hear a mumble of voices.
MOTOR MATT’S «CENTURY» RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWS
Bristow made no comment on this, and Mattie, turning slowly away from him, began to mumble something.
THE WINNING CLUEJAMES HAY, JR.
Inside45 the parlor could be heard the mumble of men’s voices.
WAYSIDE COURTSHIPSHAMLIN GARLAND
She waited until he answered, in an indistinct mumble, that he did not know.
COLONIAL BORNG. FIRTH SCOTT
In this village you will mumble over the bans without one of your congregation ever taking heed of the name.
NIGHT AND MORNING, COMPLETEEDWARD BULWER-LYTTON
First of all I made her give me a good bit of bacon, and then I began to mumble a few words in Romany.
CARMENPROSPER MERIMEE
A hurried, anxious mumble seemed to show that the unfortunate Pedro made his excuse; but she waved them away.
WHERE THE PAVEMENT ENDSJOHN RUSSELL
The noise of the tavern rose from a tiny mumble to a clattering surf, to a huge and saw-edged wave.
THE SENSITIVE MANPOUL WILLIAM ANDERSON
It was quiet, too; oddly quiet in spite of the dull mumble that rose from thousands of throats.
ONCE TO EVERY MANLARRY EVANS
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO MUMBLE
- blab
- blubber
- blurt
- burble
- cackle
- chat
- chatter
- gibber
- go on
- gossip
- gush
- jabber
- mumble
- murmur
- mutter
- patter
- prate
- prattle
- rant
- rave
- run off at the mouth
- run on
- spill the beans
- squeal
- talk foolishly
- talk incoherently
- talk nonsensically
- tattle
- yak
- yakety-yak
- blab
- blather
- blubber
- blurt
- burble
- cackle
- chat
- chatter
- gabble
- go on
- gossip
- gush
- jabber
- mumble
- murmur
- mutter
- patter
- prate
- prattle
- rant
- rave
- run off at the mouth
- run on
- spill the beans
- squeal
- tal
- talk foolishly
- talk incoherently
- bemoan
- cry
- gripe
- grouse
- grumble
- keen
- lament
- mumble
- murmur
- object
- sigh
- whine
- bemoaned
- cried
- griped
- groused
- grumbled
- keened
- lamented
- mumbled
- murmured
- objected
- sighed
- whined
- bemoaning
- crying
- griping
- grousing
- grumbling
- keening
- lamenting
- mumbling
- murmuring
- objecting
- sighing
- whining
- bark
- croak
- gnarl
- gnarr
- growl
- grunt
- gurgle
- mumble
- mutter
- roar
- roll
- snap
- snarl
- snuffle
- splutter
- whine
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say low and inarticulately, murmur
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say low and inarticulately
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murmur, say low and inarticulately
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say low and inarticulately
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say low and inarticulately
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complaint, grumble, murmur, mutter, plaint, en.synonym.one, rumour, susurration, undertone, whimper, whisper, whispering, babble, complain, drivel, grumble, gum, en.synonym.one, maunder, murmur, mussitate, mutter, prattle, rumble, rumour, undertone, whisper, murmur, rumour, undertone, whisper.
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mumbleverb
a soft indistinct utterance
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mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitateverb
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
Synonyms:
mutter, palaver, tittle-tattle, tattle, mussitate, blab, grumble, piffle, chatter, maunder, gibber, prate, croak, murmur, gum, clack, prattle, gnarl, gabble, blabber, mumble, twaddle -
mumble, gumverb
grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
«the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food»
Synonyms:
maunder, mussitate, mumble, mutter, gum
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How to use MUMBLE in a sentence?
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TommyZegan:
If you can’t think of the right word to say . . . mumble.
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Monique Payton:
Little Gary would always mumble. I would say, ‘Son, speak up, I can’t hear you,’ i would be so harsh, ‘What are you saying?’.
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Shel Silverstein:
Draw a crazy picture,Write a nutty poem,Sing a mumble-gumble song,Whistle through your comb.Do a loony-goony dance’Cross the kitchen floor,Put something silly in the worldThat ain’t been there before.
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Anonymous:
I speak BASIC to clients, 1-2-3 to management, and mumble to myself.
Translations for MUMBLE
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- غمغمةArabic
- mumlání, mumlatCzech
- mumlen, mumleDanish
- murmelnGerman
- mascujada, mascujar, mascullarSpanish
- mutista, mumista, mumina, mongertaaFinnish
- marmonnerFrench
- brunndailScottish Gaelic
- बुदबुदानाHindi
- motyog, motyogásHungarian
- bergumamIndonesian
- biascicareItalian
- רHebrew
- 囁く, 呟くJapanese
- whakameme, pararāwahaMāori
- mompelenDutch
- mumle, mumlingNorwegian
- mamrotanie, mamrotaćPolish
- murmurarPortuguese
- бормота́ние, бормота́ть, промя́млить, пробормота́ть, мя́млитьRussian
- mumlaSwedish
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mutter
verb
murmur
grumble
say low and inarticulately
sounds
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murmur
verb
mutter
grumble
say low and inarticulately
sounds
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whisper
verb
murmur
mutter
say low and inarticulately
sounds
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maunder
verb
say low and inarticulately
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undertone
murmur
mutter
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rumble
verb
murmur
say low and inarticulately
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stutter
verb
say low and inarticulately
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grumble
verb
murmur
mutter
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gum
verb
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stammer
verb
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mussitate
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gabble
verb
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gibber
verb
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babble
verb
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susurration
grumble
sounds
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ramble
verb
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susurrus
murmur
sounds
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utter
verb
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mouth
verb
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jabber
verb
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muttering
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garble
verb
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talk
verb
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whine
verb
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drone
verb
mutter
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slur
verb
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whispering
grumble
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whimper
verb
grumble
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murmuring
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speak
verb
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Варианты (v1)
Варианты (v2)
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mumble [mʌmbl] сущ
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бормотаниеср
(murmur)
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mumble [mʌmbl] гл
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бормотать, пробормотать, промямлить, мямлить, бубнить
(mutter, haw, drone)
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мычать
(low)
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шамкать
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| verb | ||
| бормотать | mumble, mutter, murmur, babble, burble, gibber | |
| заплетаться | totter, mumble, stagger | |
| бурчать | mutter, grumble, mumble, bubble | |
| шамкать | mumble | |
| с трудом жевать | mumble | |
| noun | ||
| бормотание | muttering, mumbling, murmuring, mutter, mumble, babble |
Предложения со словом «mumble»
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He’d just twitch and mumble and point at his mouth like. |
Блевинс дергался, бормотал что — то нечленораздельное и показывал на свой рот пальцем. |
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And I see janitor man mumble something in drunk language and turn pale, and from 87 stories up, I can hear his stomach trying to hurl its way out his Dickies. |
И я вижу, как пьяный уборщик бормочет что — то несвязное и бледнеет, и с высоты 87 этажей мне слышно, как его желудок пытается выпрыгнуть из штанов. |
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Can’t even think of anything to mumble to myself. |
Даже не могу придумать, что бы бормотать себе под нос. |
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You don’t mumble or spit when you talk. |
Вы не бубните себе под нос, когда говорите. |
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Let her mumble her Phoebus at her pleasure. |
Пусть бормочет себе на здоровье Феб, сколько ей заблагорассудится. |
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I was beginning to mumble excuses, when Zourine said |
Я стал извиняться. Зурин меня прервал: Помилуй! |
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Now to mumble in a religious fashion. |
Теперь надо побормотать в религиозном стиле. |
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Well might he mumble, for whenever he opened his mouth to speak they crammed it with sweets. |
Неудивительно, что он бормотал , ибо всякий раз, как он раскрывал рот, в него напихивали сластей. |
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I answered his greeting with a meaningless mumble and went on over the bridge. |
Я только ответил на его приветствие каким — то бессвязным бормотанием и пошел дальше по мосту. |
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Artie, I don’t speak mumble. |
Арти, я не понимаю бормотание . |
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Even on stage no one understands a word you mumble. |
На сцене тоже не понимают ни слова твоего бормотания . |
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Well, if that’s the case, then your grandparents mumble and have bad posture. |
Ну, если все действительно так, твои бабушки бормочут и у них плохая осанка. |
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You can’t just mumble nonsense. |
Ты не можешь просто бормотать глупости. |
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And when you think, you mumble. |
А когда ты думаешь, ты бормочешь . |
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He trailed off into a mumble, his eyes dropping away from hers, his lids batting rapidly as he fought back to sanity. |
Он что — то пробормотал, отводя от Мелани взгляд, и быстро заморгал, словно пытаясь вернуться в нормальное состояние. |
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Why does everyone in pictures today mumble? |
Почему нынче в фильмах все мямлят? |
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You can mumble, look at your feet all day long. |
Хоть мямли, хоть в пол смотри весь день. |
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Can’t even think of anything to mumble to myself. |
Даже не могу придумать, что бы бормотать себе под нос. |
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He was eager to let strangers know in a dismal mumble that he was ‘an old stager out here.’ |
Всем приезжим он неуклонно сообщал грустным шепотом, что он здешний старожил. |
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Custom and indifference had allowed it to sink to a mumble. |
Привычка и равнодушие превратили их в какую — то нечленораздельную скороговорку. |
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What your kid needs is discipline, not a bunch of psychological mumble-jumble. |
Вашему ребёнку нужна дисциплина, а не куча психологической фигни. |
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Max could hear the low mumble of his ceaseless prayers for mercy. |
Макс слышал его ровное бормотание . Отец продолжал молить Всевышнего о ниспослании исцеления его сыну. |
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But, I can assure you that you will make for an interesting case and God willing, you’ll be able to mumble and we can make groundbreaking experiments. |
Впрочем, я могу вас заверить, что вы являетесь редчайшим случаем, и, если вдруг речь у вас, даст Бог, отнимется лишь частично, мы проведём бессмертные эксперименты. |
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The gardener glanced at his master, who nodded, whereupon Manning lifted a finger to his forehead with a low mumble, and backed cautiously out of the window. We all looked at each other. |
Садовник взглянул на своего хозяина, тот кивнул, и Манинг попятился из комнаты. |
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They should of knew better’n to group up and mumble together when she was due on the ward. |
Хватило ума собраться и лясы точить перед самым ее приходом. |
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They are generally very calm birds and typically mumble quietly, and their calls are not high-pitched or piercing to the ear. |
Они обычно очень спокойные птицы и обычно тихо бормочут , а их крики не пронзительны и не пронзительны на слух. |
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We simply do not have the style, the regard for the language or the cultural disposition … You cannot mumble in Shakespeare. |
У нас просто нет стиля, уважения к языку или культурной предрасположенности … Вы не можете бормотать по — шекспировски. |
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And as best as I could figure it out from the mumble-throated closing summary, the RFC said it was up to the Wikiproject. |
И насколько я мог понять из невнятного заключительного резюме, РФС сказал, что это зависит от проекта Wikiproject. |
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as in mutter
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as in to mutter
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mumble
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noun
Definition of mumble
as in mutter
speech that is not clear enough to be understood
please answer the question without your usual mumble and try to use complete sentences
Synonyms & Similar Words
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mutter
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muttering
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grunting
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whisper
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grunt
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murmuring
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murmur
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chattering
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rumor
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chatter
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babble
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babbling
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gabble
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drivelling
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prattle
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jabber
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gabbling
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jabbering
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prattling
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rambling
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maundering
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undertone
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blab
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blabbing
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driveling
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drivel
mumble
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verb
as in to mutter
to speak softly and unclearly
I can’t understand you if you mumble
Synonyms & Similar Words
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mutter
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murmur
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whisper
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mouth
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grunt
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chunter
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gibber
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gasp
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babble
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gabble
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chatter
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prattle
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jabber
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blab
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breathe
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ramble
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pant
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drivel
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maunder
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buzz
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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speak out
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speak up
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articulate
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enunciate
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speak out
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speak up
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articulate
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enunciate
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