mumbles

mum-bles · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present of mumble; speaks indistinctly or quietly, making it difficult to hear or understand.

  2. 2.

    (As noun, plural) Indistinct or quiet utterances.

Related words

Antonyms: articulates, enunciates, speaks clearly
See also: mumble, mumbling, murmurs, mutters
Synonyms: grumbles, murmurs, mutters

Etymology

From Middle English momelen, probably of imitative origin, suggesting the sound of indistinct speech. Related to Middle Dutch mommelen ("to chew").