indistinct utterance
1murmur — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. mumble, mutter, grumble; rustle, purl, ripple; whisper, breathe. See lamentation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make a low, continuous sound] Syn. purl, ripple, moan, trickle, burble, babble, tinkle,… …
2mumble — 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… …
3grumble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rumble, growl, complain, mutter. See discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To complain] Syn. whine, protest, fuss; see complain 1 . 2. [To growl] Syn. snarl, gnarl, gnarr*, snap, bark, grunt, mutter,… …
4grunt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. snort, rasp, oink; complain, lament. See lamentation, cry. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. snort, squawk, squeak; see cry 3 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To complain in low indistinct tones: grumble,… …
5mutter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. murmur, grumble, mumble, growl. See lamentation, stammering. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To speak as if to oneself] Syn. mumble, murmur, grunt, grumble, sputter, whisper, speak sotto voce (Italian), speak… …
6mumble — mum•ble [[t]ˈmʌm bəl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to utter in a soft, indistinct manner 2) to chew ineffectively, as from loss of teeth 3) a soft, indistinct utterance or sound • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME momelen=mom(me) mum I+ elen le mum′bler, n.… …
7mumble — [c]/ˈmʌmbəl / (say mumbuhl) verb (mumbled, mumbling) –verb (i) 1. to speak indistinctly or unintelligibly, as with partly closed lips; mutter low, indistinct words. 2. to chew ineffectively, as from loss of teeth: to mumble on a crust. –verb (t)… …
8Jabber — Jab ber, n. Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish. Swift. [1913 Webster] …
9Demosthenes — For other historical and fictional personages named Demosthenes, see Demosthenes (disambiguation). Demosthenes Bust of Demosthenes (Louvre, Paris, France) Born …
10jabber — 1. verb /ˈʤæb.ə(r)/ a) To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense. b) To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble. 2. noun /ˈʤæb.ə(r)/ Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish …
