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marmonner — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • babble verb To talk quickly and continuously in a way that is unclear, meaningless, or hard to follow.
  • chatter noun Talk that goes on and on without saying much of substance.
  • mumble verb To speak quietly and unclearly, so words are hard to make out.
  • mutter verb To speak quietly and indistinctly, especially in complaint or annoyance.

Senses

marmonner is used for these senses in English:

  • babble (intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
  • chatter To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
  • mutter To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.
  • mutter To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.

babble — full definition

  1. verb To talk quickly and continuously in a way that is unclear, meaningless, or hard to follow.
  2. verb To let slip a secret by talking carelessly.
  3. noun Rapid, unclear, or meaningless talk.

chatter — full definition

  1. noun Talk that goes on and on without saying much of substance.
  2. noun A rapid, rattling sound, as from vibration or teeth knocking together.
  3. verb To talk quickly and casually about unimportant things.
  4. verb To rattle or click rapidly, as teeth in the cold or a tool vibrating.

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