What is the meaning of mumbling?

noun

  • Indistinct enunciation.
  • Ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth.

verb

  • Talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice.
  • Grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty.
    • usage: "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"
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