mumble
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmʌmbəl/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
grumble to oneself
speak indistinctly
talk incoherently
talk nonsense
hesitate to say
flounder through
speak evasively
speak indistinctively
marmonner
mascullar
murmurar
μουρμουρίζω
borbottare
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