mumble
mumble Lexical Profile
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• verb
To speak or utter something quietly and indistinctly, often with the mouth partially closed, making the words difficult to understand.
"The nervous student began to mumble an apology when the teacher asked for his homework."
To chew or bite softly and ineffectively with the gums or toothless jaws (archaic or literary).
"The toothless old hound tried to mumble the dry biscuit at the edge of the hearth."
• noun
A quiet, indistinct utterance or sound that is difficult for others to hear or understand.
"His response was reduced to a low mumble that no one at the back of the room could make out."
• Rhymes for mumble
Word Origin & Etymology
Originating in Middle English as 'momele' or 'mumble', the word is a frequentative formation built on the imitative root 'mum' (representing a low, indistinct sound made with the lips closed), combined with the suffix '-le' denoting repeated action.