MUMBLE


Meaning of MUMBLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈməm-bəl ]

verb

( mum·bled ; mum·bling -b(ə-)liŋ)

Etymology: Middle English momelen, of imitative origin

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb

: to utter words in a low confused indistinct manner : mutter

transitive verb

1. : to utter with a low inarticulate voice

2. : to chew or bite with or as if with toothless gums

• mumble noun

• mum·bler -b(ə-)lər noun

• mum·bly -b(ə-)lē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.