mumblingly

mumblingly
With a mumbling sound.

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  • Mumblingly — Mumbling Mum bling, a. Low; indistinct; inarticulate. {Mum bling*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mumblingly — mum·bling·ly …   English syllables

  • mumblingly — adverb : in a mumbling manner * * * mumˈblingly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑mumble …   Useful english dictionary

  • Haddocks' Eyes — is a poem by Lewis Carroll from Through the Looking Glass. It is sung by the White Knight in chapter eight to the tune that he claims to be his own invention, but which Alice recognizes as I give thee all, I can no more . By the time Alice heard… …   Wikipedia

  • mumble — mumbler, n. mumblingly, adv. /mum beuhl/, v., mumbled, mumbling, n. v.i. 1. to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter. 2. to chew ineffectively, as from loss of teeth: to mumble on a crust. v.t. 3. to say or… …   Universalium

  • mumble — 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 …   English new terms dictionary

  • charmers —    Certain men and women were thought to have the gift of healing a specific disease or injury in humans or farm animals, for example *bleeding, *burns, *king s evil, * warts, or ringworm. For some, the gift was inborn, notably in the case of a… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • mumble — [mum′bəl] vt., vi. mumbled, mumbling [ME momelen, like Ger mummeln, Du mommelen, of echoic orig.] 1. to speak or say indistinctly and in a low voice, as with the mouth partly closed; mutter 2. Rare to chew gently and ineffectively, as with… …   English World dictionary

  • mumble — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

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