Definitions
To speak quietly and unclearly.
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“Please try not to mumble so I can hear you better.”
“Peace, you mumbling fool.”
“A wrinkled hag, with age grown double, / Picking dry sticks, and mumbling to herself.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Speak indistinctly”6 letters
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