— mumbler , n. — mumblingly , adv.
/mum"beuhl/ , v. , mumbled, mumbling , n.
v.i.
1. to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
2. to chew ineffectively, as from loss of teeth: to mumble on a crust.
v.t.
3. to say or utter indistinctly, as with partly closed lips: He mumbled something about expenses.
4. to chew, or try to eat, with difficulty, as from loss of teeth.
n.
5. a low, indistinct utterance or sound.
[ 1275-1325; ME momelen, equiv. to mom ( me ) MUM 1 + -elen -LE; cf. D mommelen, G mummeln ]
Syn. 1, 3. See murmur .
Ant. 1. articulate.