HyperDic: mumbling

English > 2 senses of the word mumbling:
NOUNcommunicationmumblingindistinct enunciation
actmumbling, gummingineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
mumbling > pronunciation
Soundsmah'mbahlihng; mah'mblihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > mumbling: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaningindistinct enunciation.
Broaderenunciation, dictionThe articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
Spanishbarboteo
Catalanxiuxiueig
Verbsmumbletalk indistinctly
English > mumbling: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningIneffectual chewing (as if without teeth).
Synonymgumming
Broaderchew, chewing, mastication, manductionbiting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
Verbsmumblegrind with the gums

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