Mussitation (Noun)
Meaning
A low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The elderly man sat in his rocking chair, lost in thought, his mussitation a soothing accompaniment to the gentle creaking of the chair.
- As she read the complex passage, her mussitation grew louder, a sign that she was struggling to comprehend the dense text.
- The teacher tried to ignore the student's mussitation, but it was distracting her from the lesson at hand.
- The old woman's mussitation was a familiar sound in the household, a constant hum of incoherent words and murmurs.
- The actor's mussitation was so convincing that it added a layer of realism to the scene, making his character's frustration all the more believable.