Definition
Spoke in a quiet, indistinct way, often with unclear pronunciation; past tense of 'mumble'.
Etymology
From Middle English 'momelen' or similar, possibly from imitative roots suggesting the sound of mouth movement. The '-ed' ending makes it past tense, following standard English patterns.
Kelly Says
The word 'mumble' itself is partly imitative—it sounds like the unclear speech it describes—which is why language learners often remember onomatopoetic words like this more easily than arbitrary ones.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰንሰለ ነገር ነው
sen-se-le ne-ger new
BNবাংলা
গমগম করে বলেছিল
gom-gom kore bole-chhil
CACatalà
murmullà
mur-mu-lla
DADansk
murrede
mur-re-de
DEDeutsch
murmelte
mur-mel-te
ELΕλληνικά
μουρμούρισε
moo-roo-ri-se
ESEspañol
murmuró
mur-mu-ro
FAفارسی
مضطرب گفت
mo-z-tab gof-t
FISuomi
murjotti
mur-jot-ti
FRFrançais
murmura
mur-mu-ra
GUGU
મુંમું કહ્યું
mum-mum ka-yu
HIहिन्दी
murmur किया
mur-mur ki-ya
HUMagyar
suttogta
su-tto-gta
IDBahasa Indonesia
bergumam
ber-gu-mam
IGIG
kpo-kpo-kpo
kpo-kpo-kpo
ITItaliano
borbottò
bor-bot-to
JA日本語
ぼそぼそ言った
bo-so-bo-so it-ta
KO한국어
중얼거렸다
jung-eal-geo-ri-eot-da
MSBahasa Melayu
berbisik
ber-bi-sik
MYမြန်မာ
ငွေငွေပြော
ngwe ngwe pya-o
NLNederlands
mompelde
mom-pel-de
PAPA
ਗੁੜਗੁੜ ਕહਿਆ
gur-gur ka-hi-a
PLPolski
mruknął
mruk-nał
PTPortuguês
murmurou
mur-mu-rou
RUРусский
пробормотал
pro-bor-mo-tal
SVSvenska
mumlade
mum-la-de
SWKiswahili
kusema kwa sauti ndogo
ku-se-ma kwa sau-ti n-do-go
TAதமிழ்
மெல்லக் கூறினார்
mellak ku-ri-nar
TEతెలుగు
మెత్తగా అన్నాడు
met-ta-ga an-na-du
TRTürkçe
fısıldadı
fi-sild-di
UKУкраїнська
прошепотів
pro-she-po-tiv
URاردو
مُر مُر کر کہا
mur mur kar ka-ha
VITiếng Việt
lẩm bẩm
lam bem