mumble

mumble
—mumbler, n. —mumblingly, adv.
/mum"beuhl/, v., mumbled, mumbling, n.
v.i.
1. to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
2. to chew ineffectively, as from loss of teeth: to mumble on a crust.
v.t.
3. to say or utter indistinctly, as with partly closed lips: He mumbled something about expenses.
4. to chew, or try to eat, with difficulty, as from loss of teeth.
n.
5. a low, indistinct utterance or sound.
[1275-1325; ME momelen, equiv. to mom(me) MUM1 + -elen -LE; cf. D mommelen, G mummeln]
Syn. 1, 3. See murmur.
Ant. 1. articulate.

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