mumble: Meaning and Definition of

mum•ble

Pronunciation: (mum'bul), [key]
— v., n. -bled, -bling,
—v.i.
  1. to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
  2. to chew ineffectively, as from loss of teeth: to mumble on a crust.
—v.t.
  1. to say or utter indistinctly, as with partly closed lips: He mumbled something about expenses.
  2. to chew, or try to eat, with difficulty, as from loss of teeth.
—n.
  1. a low, indistinct utterance or sound.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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