How to say mumbling in Japanese

もぐもぐmogumogu・もごもごmogomogo Inflection

adverb / ~する noun / ~と adverb:

  • mumbling; chewing one's words - onomatopoeia
  • chewing (food) - onomatopoeia
  • squirming; wriggling - onomatopoeia

Example Sentences

彼kareはha何かnanikaぶつぶつbutsubutsu言っているitteiru。
He's mumbling something.
パーティーPAATEIIのno終わりowariがけgakeにni、まだmada病院byouinのnoことkotoでdeぶつぶつとbutsubutsuto何かnanikaをwo言っていたitteitaときtoki、彼kareはha氷kooriのnoかけらでkakerade足ashiをwo滑らせてsuberasete、左足hidariashiをwo折ってotteしまったshimatta。
He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.

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