Had he heard something, the low groan of an oarlock, the mumble of a voice?
Ken was almost speechless; he managed to mumble something, at which the coach smiled in reply and then walked rapidly away.
Ken was too full for utterance; he could scarcely mumble good-night to the coach.
Struck a match and read an extraordinary mumble of words.
He had to blush and mumble here for a long time, while the line of people crowded decorously past.
There was no sound but the mumble of Mr. Hoerr's voice.
Mrs. Koerner suddenly bent forward, her elbows on her knees, her chin in her hands, and began to cry, and to mumble in German.
But Ali Partab would wheel and ride away, leaving her to mumble and gibber in the road and curl again on to her blanket in the blackest corner by the door.
The saice seemed more weathered than the twenty-year-old girl, for he limped back into the smelly shelter of the servants' quarters to cook his breakfast and mumble about dogs and sahibs who prefer the sun.
That is why I hold the dog Mumble so tight, for he small eye see snake too, an' fool dog wish to go fight him.
Once I knew a dog thief who resemble him; but perhaps Mumble he safe as long as Miss Myrtle an' Miss Beth they with him.
Him want to steal; Mumble he make bark noise; for me, I steal too--I steal Injun.
Here and there a mumble of voices, now and then a subdued shout, apparently an order to be carried out by the mysterious light-bearers, broken occasionally by the shrill call of a gull, conveyed nothing to me that I could not see.
Hilderman was muttering to himself beneath his breath, but I was too dazed, my brain was too numbed to make any sense out of the confused mumble of words which came from him.
Dumble was an ignoramus, Mumble was for learning famous.
Mumble said one day to Dumble: "Ignorance should be more humble.
This was followed by a lower mumble of voices from which I could glean nothing intelligible.
Then the mumblebecame a murmur and the murmur a drone.
She could hear the mumble of the voices of those who were in conference around the fires.
It was said with conviction, and a mumble of voices indorsed him.
The crowd made way for the new drive boss; those in his path stared at him with interest; mumble of comment followed as the men closed in behind him.
When he took over the wheel he had hardly spirit enough in him tomumble over the directions I gave him.
My tongue had suddenly become very thick, but I managed to mumble a query.
I'll bumble him andmumble him, that's what I'll do.
JOB (after a slight pause during which the others mumble angrily to one another).
A; c1] mumble or mutter words to oneself as in saying a prayer, memorizing a piece, and the like.
Súkul gihápun nang maggulubgulub ug kasab-an, If you mumble when you are scolded, it is still an act of defiance.
A; b3c] mumble words of anger or displeasure loud enough for the affected party to hear.
Dì ku gustung magyumudyumud ang ákung mga anak ug kasab-an, I don’t want my children to mumble under their breath when they are scolded.
Ethelwynne fretfully, "don't mumbleso and run your words together.
When it was nearly time for the train to be ready, I began to mutter and mumble and finally managed to remark that I thought I had better see about engaging my berth.
You never saw any Arcadian birds mumble more fairly than they do over a dish when they see these two gilt batons, or when I ring for them those great bells that you see above their cages.
Blinkie saw him alight and at once began to make magic passes and to mumble magic incantations.
Standing erect in the almost vacant space, he uttered the responses in a tone that was in startling contrast to the low mumble of the clergyman's voice, and that rose above the melodious amens of the choir.
Cambridge's protest thickened into a mumble and he went.
