mumble

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. mutter, murmur, mouth. See stammering.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

Syn. mutter, murmur, utter, whine, whimper, rumble, grumble, maunder, ramble on, whisper, speak indistinctly, speak inarticulately, swallow one's words*, hem and haw, slur one's speech, speak with mush in one's mouth*; see also mutter 1 , stammer .

Ant. shout, articulate, enunciate.

to mumble is to utter almost inaudible or inarticulate sounds in low tones, with the mouth nearly closed [ an old woman mumbling to herself ] ; murmur implies a continuous flow of words or sounds in a low, indistinct voice and may apply to utterances of satisfaction or dissatisfaction [ to murmur a prayer ] ; mutter usually suggests angry or discontented words or sounds of this kind [ to mutter curses ]

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

mutter, maunder, murmur, speak indistinctly, whisper, talk to oneself, *talk into one's chin/beard, drone.

ANT.: project, articulate, shout, roar

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb To speak or utter indistinctly, as by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth: murmur, mutter, whisper. See SOUNDS. II noun A low, indistinct, and often continuous sound: murmur, sigh, sough, susurration, susurrus, whisper. See SOUNDS.