mumble

Meanings

Plural: mumbles

Noun

a soft indistinct utterance
A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.

Verb

talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
- "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"
To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.
To chew something gently with closed lips.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English momelen, a frequentative of mum (sense 3) (“silent”). Compare German mümmeln, Middle Dutch mommelen and Dutch mompelen. Perhaps related to Norwegian Nynorsk mumpa (“to gum, to chew without teeth”).

Synonyms

gum, maunder, mussitate, mutter

Scrabble Score: 12

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