mumbling

From the verb mumble: (⇒ conjugate)
mumbling is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

mum•ble /ˈmʌmbəl/USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n.
v.

to say or speak in a soft manner that is hard to understand: [no object]He tended to mumble.[~ + object]He mumbled a few words that I couldn't understand.[used with quotations]"I'm sorry,'' he mumbled.

mum•bler, n. [countable]

mum•ble (mum′bəl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n.
v.i.

to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent;
mutter.
to chew ineffectively, as from loss of teeth:to mumble on a crust.

v.t.

to say or utter indistinctly, as with partly closed lips:He mumbled something about expenses.
to chew, or try to eat, with difficulty, as from loss of teeth.

1275–1325; Middle English momelen, equivalent. to mom(me) mum¹ + -elen -le; compare Dutch mommelen, German mummeln

mum′bler, n.
mum′bling•ly, adv.

murmur.

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mumble /ˈmʌmb^əl/ vb

Etymology: 14th Century momelen, from mum²ˈmumbler n ˈmumbling adj ˈmumblingly adv

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