Inarticulate, imperfect or foolish speaking; babble.
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释义 | the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > murmuring or muttering (24) blabberingc1375 Inarticulate, imperfect or foolish speaking; babble. mammeringa1425 A stammering or muttering. mumblingc1440 The action of mumble, v.; an instance of this. Also figurative. mumming1440 Inarticulate murmuring; indistinct speech. Obsolete. rumbling1440 Muttering, murmuring. Obsolete. rare. mutteringc1475 The action of mutter, v.1; (also) something muttered, a rumour. buzzing1532 Confused or mingled utterance; busy murmuring, muttering; murmur, busy talk, rumour. momblishness1532 Explained as: muttering talk. hummel-bummel1537 An imitation of mumbling. murmuration1541 The action of murmuring; the continuous utterance of low, barely audible sounds; complaining, grumbling; an instance of this. Now chiefly literary. mumblement1595 The action of mumbling; a mumbled or muttered utterance. babblinga1599 The utterance of inarticulate or unintelligible sounds; rudimentary speech; spec. the stage of language development in which an infant utters… hummering1637 mutter1637 A low, barely audible utterance expressive of discontent or disapproval; indistinct talk or discussion; muttering. Also in extended use. fumble1647 a piece of fumbling, a bungling attempt at something; spec. in ball games, a clumsy handling of the ball; †also, confused utterance, mumbling. murmur1704 A word or sentence spoken softly or indistinctly; faint or barely audible speech, esp. among a crowd or assembly; the subdued expression of a… admurmuration1727 The action of murmuring. Also: an instance of this, a murmur. slurring1806 The action of slur, v.1 in various senses. Subcategories:— a mumbled utterance (2) — one who mutters (4) |
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