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S: (v) mumble (mumble%2:32:00::), mutter (mutter%2:32:01::), maunder (maunder%2:32:00::), mussitate (mussitate%2:32:00::) (talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice)

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (v) talk (talk%2:32:00::), speak (speak%2:32:00::), utter (utter%2:32:00::), mouth (mouth%2:32:00::), verbalize (verbalize%2:32:00::), verbalise (verbalise%2:32:00::) (express in speech) "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

S: (v) read (read%2:31:01::) (look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed) "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
S: (v) vocalize (vocalize%2:32:04::), vocalise (vocalise%2:32:05::), phonate (phonate%2:32:00::) (utter speech sounds)
S: (v) troll (troll%2:32:02::) (speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice)
S: (v) begin (begin%2:32:03::) (begin to speak or say) "`Now listen, friends', he began"
S: (v) lip off (lip_off%2:32:00::), shoot one's mouth off (shoot_one's_mouth_off%2:32:00::) (speak spontaneously and without restraint) "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets"
S: (v) shout (shout%2:32:00::) (utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)) "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"
S: (v) whisper (whisper%2:32:00::) (speak softly; in a low voice)
S: (v) peep (peep%2:32:01::) (speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice)
S: (v) speak up (speak_up%2:32:03::) (speak louder; raise one's voice) "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"
S: (v) snap (snap%2:32:00::), snarl (snarl%2:32:00::) (utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone) "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"
S: (v) enthuse (enthuse%2:32:00::) (utter with enthusiasm)
S: (v) speak in tongues (speak_in_tongues%2:32:00::) (speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy) "The parishioners spoke in tongues"
S: (v) swallow (swallow%2:32:01::) (utter indistinctly) "She swallowed the last words of her speech"
S: (v) verbalize (verbalize%2:32:01::), verbalise (verbalise%2:32:01::) (be verbose) "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"
S: (v) whiff (whiff%2:32:00::) (utter with a puff of air) "whiff out a prayer"
S: (v) talk of (talk_of%2:32:00::), talk about (talk_about%2:32:01::) (discuss or mention) "They spoke of many things"
S: (v) blubber (blubber%2:32:00::), blubber out (blubber_out%2:32:00::) (utter while crying)
S: (v) drone (drone%2:32:00::), drone on (drone_on%2:32:00::) (talk in a monotonous voice)
S: (v) bumble (bumble%2:32:00::), stutter (stutter%2:32:00::), stammer (stammer%2:32:00::), falter (falter%2:32:00::) (speak haltingly) "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
S: (v) rasp (rasp%2:32:00::) (utter in a grating voice)
S: (v) blurt out (blurt_out%2:32:00::), blurt (blurt%2:32:00::), blunder out (blunder_out%2:32:00::), blunder (blunder%2:32:00::), ejaculate (ejaculate%2:32:00::) (utter impulsively) "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
S: (v) tone (tone%2:32:02::), inflect (inflect%2:32:00::), modulate (modulate%2:32:00::) (vary the pitch of one's speech)
S: (v) deliver (deliver%2:32:00::), present (present%2:32:02::) (deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)) "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
S: (v) generalize (generalize%2:32:00::), generalise (generalise%2:32:00::) (speak or write in generalities)
S: (v) chatter (chatter%2:32:00::), piffle (piffle%2:32:00::), palaver (palaver%2:32:02::), prate (prate%2:32:00::), tittle-tattle (tittle-tattle%2:32:00::), twaddle (twaddle%2:32:00::), clack (clack%2:32:00::), maunder (maunder%2:32:01::), prattle (prattle%2:32:00::), blab (blab%2:32:02::), gibber (gibber%2:32:00::), tattle (tattle%2:32:00::), blabber (blabber%2:32:00::), gabble (gabble%2:32:00::) (speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly)
S: (v) chatter (chatter%2:32:02::) (make noise as if chattering away) "The magpies were chattering in the trees"
S: (v) yack (yack%2:32:00::), jaw (jaw%2:32:02::), yack away (yack_away%2:32:00::), rattle on (rattle_on%2:32:00::), yap away (yap_away%2:32:00::) (talk incessantly and tiresomely)
S: (v) open up (open_up%2:32:00::) (talk freely and without inhibition)
S: (v) snivel (snivel%2:32:00::), whine (whine%2:32:01::) (talk in a tearful manner)
S: (v) murmur (murmur%2:32:00::) (speak softly or indistinctly) "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"
S: (v) mumble (mumble%2:32:00::), mutter (mutter%2:32:01::), maunder (maunder%2:32:00::), mussitate (mussitate%2:32:00::) (talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice)
S: (v) slur (slur%2:32:00::) (utter indistinctly)
S: (v) bark (bark%2:32:01::) (speak in an unfriendly tone) "She barked into the dictaphone"
S: (v) bay (bay%2:32:01::) (utter in deep prolonged tones)
S: (v) rant (rant%2:32:00::), mouth off (mouth_off%2:32:00::), jabber (jabber%2:32:00::), spout (spout%2:32:00::), rabbit on (rabbit_on%2:32:00::), rave (rave%2:32:01::) (talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner)
S: (v) hiss (hiss%2:32:01::), sizz (sizz%2:32:01::), siss (siss%2:32:01::), sibilate (sibilate%2:32:01::) (express or utter with a hiss)
S: (v) cackle (cackle%2:32:01::) (talk or utter in a cackling manner) "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"
S: (v) babble (babble%2:32:02::) (utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way) "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"
S: (v) tone (tone%2:32:00::), chant (chant%2:32:01::), intone (intone%2:32:04::) (utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically) "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
S: (v) gulp (gulp%2:32:00::) (utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly) "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"
S: (v) sing (sing%2:36:00::) (produce tones with the voice) "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"

derivationally related form

W: (n) mumbler (mumbler%1:18:00::) [Related to: mumble] (a person who speaks softly and indistinctly)
W: (n) mumbling (mumbling%1:10:00::) [Related to: mumble] (indistinct enunciation)
W: (n) mumble (mumble%1:10:00::) [Related to: mumble] (a soft indistinct utterance)

W: (n) mutter (mutter%1:11:00::) [Related to: mutter] (a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech)
W: (n) mutterer (mutterer%1:18:00::) [Related to: mutter] (a person who speaks softly and indistinctly)
W: (n) muttering (muttering%1:11:00::) [Related to: mutter] (a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech)
W: (n) mussitation (mussitation%1:11:00::) [Related to: mussitate] (a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech)

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