Lexicon: mumble – muse

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mumble (-d), v. [ME, onomatopoeic.]

Speak softly; talk unclearly.

mundi, n. [see sic, L.]

munificence, n. [L.]

Word of praise.

murder, n. [OE 'death'.]

Killing of a person.

murmur (-ed), n. [Middle Fr. < L.; see murmur, v.] (webplay: humming, water, wind).

Hum; buzz; insect noise; low sustained sound.

murmur (-ed), v. [Anglo-Norman 'complain, grumble' < L. 'make a low continuous sound'.] (webplay: humming, water, wind).

  1. Whisper softly.
  2. Complain.

murmuring, n. [see murmur, v.]

  1. Quiet complaining.
  2. Quiet sustained sound.

muscle (-s), n. [L.]

Part of the body that controls movement.

muse (-s), n. [Fr. < L. < Gr. μο Øσα < pre-Hellenic montya < Indogermanic root mon, to think, remember.]

Artistic power; deity of art; one of nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (= “Memory”); goddess who oversees one of the arts and sciences; [fig.] source of inspiration invoked by an artist for creative assistance.

muse (-d, -ing), v. [OFr.]

Ponder; contemplate; to hum, esp. while idle or preoccupied.