MUM'BLE, v.i. 1. To mutter; to speak with the lips or other organs partly closed, so as to render the sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words with a grumbling tone. Peace, you mumbling fool. --A wrinkled hag, with age grown double, Pickling dry sticks and mumbling to herself.2. To chew or bite softly; to eat with the lips close.MUM'BLE, v.t. To utter with a low inarticulate voice. He with mumbled prayers atones the deity.1. To mouth gently, or to eat with a muttering sound.2. To suppress or utter imperfectly.
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