mumble
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a soft indistinct utterance
Types & categories
- utterance hypernym
Related & opposite
- mumble derivation
Sense 2 verb
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
Types & categories
- mouth hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food
Types & categories
- chew hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mumble |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | utterance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mumble |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mumbling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | murmur |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mutterer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | mouth |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | gumming |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | gingiva |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | chew |