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Mumble (Verb)

Grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food".

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Devoid of teeth, the elderly woman struggled to mumble her porridge at breakfast.
The old sailor no longer had a full set of teeth, so he would mumble his dinner in silence.
A dentist specializing in dentures found her work particularly satisfying when patients could stop mumbling their meals and eat freely again.
Due to his lack of teeth, the homeless man was forced to mumble his food and struggle through mealtimes.
After having her teeth removed the dental patient found herself struggling to mumble small pieces of soft bread into manageable portions.

Talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice.

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The old man began to mumble and the kids had trouble understanding what he was saying.
She felt exhausted and mumbled her responses during the meeting.
The child mumbled an excuse and quickly looked away.
After a few too many drinks, he started to mumble incoherent nonsense to anyone who would listen.
The soft-spoken professor was known to mumble through her lectures, making it difficult for students to take notes.