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mumble

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English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishmomelen, a frequentative ofmum (sense 3)(silent).[1] CompareGermanmümmeln,Middle Dutchmommelen andDutchmompelen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mumble (third-person singular simple presentmumbles,present participlemumbling,simple past and past participlemumbled)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Tospeakunintelligibly orinaudibly; to fail toarticulate.
    Please try not tomumble so I can hear you better.
  2. Tochew something gently with closed lips.

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Derived terms

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Translations

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to speak unintelligibly
to chew something gently with closed lips

Noun

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mumble (pluralmumbles)

  1. Aquiet orunintelligiblevocalization; alow tone ofvoice.
    All I could hear was amumble from the next room.
    He spoke in a barely comprehensiblemumble.

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Translations

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quiet vocalization

References

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  1. ^James A. H. Murrayet al., editors (1884–1928), “Mumble”, inA New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London:Clarendon Press,→OCLC.

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