noun
1. indistinct enunciation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑mumble
• Hypernyms: ↑enunciation, ↑diction
2. ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
• Syn: ↑gumming
• Hypernyms: ↑chew, ↑chewing, ↑mastication, ↑manduction
Useful english dictionary. 2012.