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  • 11mumble — verb 1》 say something indistinctly and quietly. 2》 bite or chew with toothless gums. noun a quiet and indistinct utterance. Derivatives mumbler noun mumbling adjective mumblingly adverb Origin ME: frequentative of mum2 …

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  • 12slur — verb (slurs, slurring, slurred) 1》 (with reference to speech) articulate or be articulated indistinctly. 2》 pass over (a fact or aspect) so as to conceal or minimize it. 3》 Music perform (a group of two or more notes) legato.     ↘mark (notes)… …

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  • 13murmur — I. n. 1. Whisper; low, continuous sound, hum. 2. Complaint, plaint, whimper, grumble, mutter. 3. Mutter, indistinct utterance, undertone. II. v. n. 1. Make a low, continued sound. 2. Complain, repine, croak, grumble, mutter. 3 …

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  • 14mutter — I. v. n. Grumble, murmur, mumble, muffle. II. v. a. Utter indistinctly, murmur. III. n. Murmur, indistinct utterance …

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  • 15mumble — ► VERB 1) say something indistinctly and quietly. 2) bite or chew with toothless gums. ► NOUN ▪ a quiet and indistinct utterance. ORIGIN from MUM(Cf. ↑mum) …

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  • 16slur — ► VERB (slurred, slurring) 1) speak indistinctly. 2) pass over (a fact or aspect) so as to conceal or minimize it. 3) Music perform (a group of two or more notes) legato. 4) chiefly US make insinuations or allegations about. ► NOUN …

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  • 17mumble — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. speak or utter indistinctly. 2 tr. bite or chew with or as with toothless gums. n. an indistinct utterance. Derivatives: mumbler n. mumblingly adv. Etymology: ME momele, as MUM(2): cf. LG mummelen …

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  • 18Yahweh — For information about Yahweh, see God in Abrahamic religions, which provides useful links. Yahweh is an English transliteration of he. יַהְוֶה a 19th century proposed punctuation of he. יהוה (the Tetragrammaton), which is the distinctive personal …

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  • 19hum — I. /hʌm / (say hum) verb (hummed, humming) –verb (i) 1. to make a low, continuous, droning sound. 2. to give forth an indistinct sound of mingled voices or noises. 3. to utter an indistinct sound in hesitation, doubt, embarrassment,… …

  • 20whisper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. murmur, whispering, sigh, breath; hint, intimation, rumor, gossip, plot; aside, stage whisper. See information, news, speech, softness. v. murmur, breathe, divulge, reveal, hint, intimate. See… …

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