mumble

mumble
{{11}}mumble (n.) 1902, from MUMBLE (Cf. mumble) (v.).
{{12}}mumble (v.) early 14c., momelen, "to eat in a slow, ineffective manner" (perhaps "to talk with one's mouth full"), probably frequentative of interjection mum. The -b- is excrescent. Meaning "to speak indistinctly" is from mid-14c. Related: Mumbled; mumbling.

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