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nuscheln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mumble verb To speak quietly and unclearly, so words are hard to make out.
  • murmur noun A soft, low, indistinct sound.
  • mutter verb To speak quietly and indistinctly, especially in complaint or annoyance.

Senses

nuscheln is used for these senses in English:

  • murmur (intransitive, now, _, rare) To grumble; to complain in a low, muttering voice, or express discontent at or against someone or something. [from 14th c.]
  • mutter A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.

murmur — full definition

  1. noun A soft, low, indistinct sound.
  2. verb To speak in a low, quiet, and hard-to-make-out voice.
  3. noun An unusual sound made by blood flowing through the heart, sometimes signaling a heart condition.

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