| VERB | communication | mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate | talk indistinctly |
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| consumption | mumble, gum | grind with the gums | |
| NOUN | communication | mumble | a soft indistinct utterance |
| Sounds | mah'mbahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A soft indistinct utterance. | |
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| Broader | utterance, vocalization | The use of uttered sounds for auditory communication |
| Verbs | mumble | talk indistinctly |
| Meaning | talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice / voice. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | Sam and Sue mumble; They mumble that there was a traffic accident | |
| Synonyms | mutter, maunder, mussitate | |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Spanish | barbotar, decir entre dientes, mascujar, mascullar, murmurar, musitar | |
| Catalan | murmurar, remugar | |
| Nouns | mumble | a soft indistinct utterance |
| mumbler | a person who speaks softly and indistinctly | |
| mumbling | indistinct enunciation | |
| Meaning | grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food" | |
| Synonym | gum | |
| Broader | chew, masticate, manducate, jaw | chew (food) |
| Nouns | mumbling | ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth) |
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