Mumbling (Noun)
Meaning 1
Ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The old man's mumbling attempts to eat the tough steak only made it fall apart further in his mouth.
- The gumming action in his jawline seemed like more of a reflex, since all his mumbling produced no real bite.
- Due to the temporary absence of dentures, Harold spent dinner doing little more than mumbling against his upper palate.
- Mostly empty plates often attested to senior patients having made mostly a futile display of mumbling rather than swallowing much at mealtimes.
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Meaning 2
Indistinct enunciation.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The elderly man's mumbling made it difficult for me to understand what he was trying to say.
- The actor's mumbling during the play received criticism from the audience and reviewers.
- I had to ask my grandfather to repeat himself because of his mumbling.
- The soft-spoken teacher's mumbling was a problem for students who sat in the back of the classroom.
- The old man's mumbling became more pronounced as he struggled to find the right words.