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Mumble

//ˈmʌmbəl// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.

    "All I could hear was a mumble from the next room."

  2. 2
    a soft indistinct utterance wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate. intransitive, transitive

    "Please try not to mumble so I can hear you better."

  2. 2
    talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice wordnet
  3. 3
    To chew something gently with closed lips.
  4. 4
    grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English momelen, a frequentative of mum (sense 3) (“silent”). Compare German mümmeln, Middle Dutch mommelen and Dutch mompelen. Perhaps related to Norwegian Nynorsk mumpa (“to gum, to chew without teeth”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English momelen, a frequentative of mum (sense 3) (“silent”). Compare German mümmeln, Middle Dutch mommelen and Dutch mompelen. Perhaps related to Norwegian Nynorsk mumpa (“to gum, to chew without teeth”).

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