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mumbled


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mumble  \Mum"ble\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Mumbled};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Mumbling}.]  [OE.  momelen  cf  D.  mompelen  mommelen  G. 
  mummelen  Sw  mumla,  Dan.  mumle.  Cf  {Mum},  a.,  {Mumm}, 
  {Mump},  v.] 
  1.  To  speak  with  the  lips  partly  closed,  so  as  to  render  the 
  sounds  inarticulate  and  imperfect;  to  utter  words  in  a 
  grumbling  indistinct  manner,  indicating  discontent  or 
  displeasure;  to  mutter. 
 
  Peace,  you  mumbling  fool.  --Shak. 
 
  A  wrinkled  hag,  with  age  grown  double,  Picking  dry 
  sticks,  and  mumbling  to  herself.  --Otway. 
 
  2.  To  chew  something  gently  with  closed  lips. 




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