Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mumble"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mumble \Mum"ble\, v. t.
1. To utter with a low, inarticulate voice. --Bp. Hall.
2. To chew or bite gently, as one without teeth.
Gums unarmed, to mumble meat in vain. --Dryden.
3. To suppress, or utter imperfectly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mumble \Mum"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Mumbling}.] [OE. momelen; cf. D. mompelen, mommelen, G.
mummelen, Sw. mumla, Dan. mumle. Cf. {Mum}, a., {Mumm},
{Mump}, v.]
1. To speak with the lips partly closed, so as to render the
sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words in a
grumbling indistinct manner, indicating discontent or
displeasure; to mutter.
Peace, you mumbling fool. --Shak.
A wrinkled hag, with age grown double, Picking dry
sticks, and mumbling to herself. --Otway.
2. To chew something gently with closed lips.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mumble
v 1: talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: {mutter}, {maunder},
{mussitate}]
2: grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great
difficulty; of babies and old people [syn: {gum}]
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