The only sounds he could make sounded like the mumblings of a drunk.

Their mumblings involve the important issues of length and width.

Behind him was a chorus of whispered questions and shocked mumblings.

Around him were mumblings as his brothers stirred and stretched.

So far, there's been absolutely no need for you to translate anything but the porter's mumblings.

I described him, and repeated some of his mumblings.

Some rumblings, mumblings, and whispers could be heard in the crowd.

With his last bit of consciousness, he focused his attention on the man's mumblings.

"Stop your mumblings," he said roughly to the priest, "and take her in there."

He listened to the mumblings of his grandfather, a tooth-puller.

As the mumblings and fumblings became frantic, he went to her aid.

It was bad enough sitting in the London traffic without having to listen to the mumblings of his international racing manager.

They offer no clues about whatever mental activity is going on, apart from occasional mumblings.

Our best divinations are only the mumblings of blind men."

There were mumblings; then about a minute later the door closed, and the noises receded.

He was too excited to hear my mumblings.

"You go on," Dave repeated firmly, in answer to my puzzled mumblings.

The whispers of ignorant peasants, their mumblings and obscure signs?

When he was only a few feet away, he could make out Sneezer's mumblings.

He heard assorted mumblings of "beginner's luck," but paid them no attention.

"You'll have to forgive my friend's mumblings," he said in a conspiratorial whisper.

I, for my part, obviously voted against these attempts, but there are still mumblings about our still having a long way to go.

Best to ignore him, like the sad old drunk in the pub whose mumblings so resemble his own.

The walls in her mind creakedsibilant mumblings loud behind them.

Suettay's mumblings were making the air dark with gathering magical force.

Then I went on and mumbled out something about a girl.

I mumbled a bit and told her she looked great.

And then he mumbled something; David could not understand the words.

He mumbled on and turned as if to do just that.

I mumbled a little to myself but it did not do any good.

I looked down and mumbled that she was probably right.

I mumbled something about it never being a problem in the past.

The man mumbled something to the effect that everything was all right.

They mumbled among themselves, and several men in front took a step or two forward.

The other women and men on the security team mumbled agreement.

He mumbled something about having wanted to make sure she was okay.

I gave them all a hard look, and they mumbled their agreement.

I mumbled something about the understanding between countries being his idea.

You mumbled a bit more and went back to sleep.

He was a different person from the one who had mumbled through dinner last night.

Someone turned over by the near fire and mumbled for a moment in sleep.

I mumbled something about having to go and she walked me to her door.

He mumbled to someone at one side of the mike, then came back on.

It obviously worked, because they mumbled something, and moved on.

In a moment she was alone, and mumbling to herself.

But you mumbled somewhat and we could not be certain.

They sat in the light of their fire, mumbling to one another.

She heard the sound of soft, mumbled words coming from the bed.

"He is no longer in control of himself," the woman mumbled.

So I mumbled something and got out of there, into the hall.

"You have been in here mumbling to yourself all day."

"It's been more than half an hour, and you were mumbling to yourself.

Then about one, I saw you alone in a corner booth, just sorta mumbling to yourself.

You were mumbling to yourself in your sleep until I nudged you."

You're a screwball, that's what, the way you've been mumbling to yourself!"

Teacher: Why are you mumbling to yourself?

Which is why, you walk out of the hall mumbling to yourself that perhaps a bit more clever scripting could have made all the difference."

"I've been watching you run around this house, opening drawers and boxes and' mumbling to yourself.

If you think it's not it's time to stop mumbling to yourself or taking moral high-ground on a comment's thread.

First you moan, then you groan, then you start to mumble to yourself.

'You do enough mumbling to yourself at the back of the shop when the child's around, but when it comes to something constructive.'

"You just sat there stiff as a statue," Loial said, "mumbling to yourself no matter what anyone said.

Or are you just going to sit there in whatever plastic bubble they got you in, getting soused and mumbling to yourself?"

On the house!' you are probably mumbling to yourself as you polish off the bottle of Jim Beam meant for the 15 April issue winner.

If I catch you mooning or mumbling to yourself, I'll kick your shins as I did when you were a boy and squirmed at services."

Later it says: "The most important element . . . is to keep mumbling to yourself (especially at the roundabouts), 'Keep left and don't look back.' "