MUMBLE (2)

Mum″ble (mŭm″b'l), v. t. 1. 1. To utter with a low, inarticulate voice. Bp. Hall.
2. 2. To chew or bite gently, as one without teeth.
Gums unarmed, to mumble meat in vain. Dryden. 3. 3. To suppress, or utter imperfectly.