Meaning of MUMBLING
| Pronunciation: | | m'umbuling
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- [n] ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
- [n] indistinct enunciation
- [adj] speaking low and indistinctly; "a mumbling parson stood beside the dying man"; "muttering crowds of onlookers"
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| | Synonyms: | | gumming, muttering, speaking(a) |
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| | See Also: | | chew, chewing, diction, enunciation, manduction, mastication | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mum"bling\, a.
Low; indistinct; inarticulate. -- {Mum"bling*ly}, adv.
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| | Related Terms: | | aspiration, bated breath, breath, breathy voice, drone, droning, exhalation, gabble, gibber, gibbering, jabber, jibber, little voice, low voice, maundering, mouthing, mumble, murmur, murmuration, murmuring, murmurish, murmurous, mutter, muttering, rustling, sigh, soft voice, stage whisper, still small voice, susurrant, susurration, susurrous, susurrus, underbreath, undertone, whisper, whispering, whispery |
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