mumbling

English Thesaurus

1. ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	chew, chewing, manduction, mastication,
definition	:	biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow (noun.act)

2. indistinct enunciation (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	diction, enunciation,
definition	:	the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience (noun.communication)

3. ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth) (noun.act)

derivation	:	gum, mumble,
definition	:	grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty (verb.consumption)

4. indistinct enunciation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	maunder, mumble, mussitate, mutter,
definition	:	talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice (verb.communication)

5. ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth) (noun.act)

derivation	:	gum, mumble,
definition	:	grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty (verb.consumption)

6. indistinct enunciation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	maunder, mumble, mussitate, mutter,
definition	:	talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice (verb.communication)