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Mumble vs Bawl - What's the difference?

mumble | bawl |

As verbs the difference between mumble and bawl

is that mumble is to speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate while bawl is to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.

As a noun mumble

is a quiet or unintelligible vocalization.

mumble

English

Verb

  • (intransitive) To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.
  • Please try not to mumble so I can hear you better.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Peace, you mumbling fool.
  • * Otway
  • A wrinkled hag, with age grown double, / Picking dry sticks, and mumbling to herself.
  • To chew something gently with closed lips.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * mumblage * mumblecore * mumblenews * mumbler * mumblety peg

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A quiet or unintelligible vocalization.
  • All I could hear was a mumble from the next room.
  • A low tone of voice.
  • ''He spoke in a mumble .

    bawl

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.
  • To wail; to give out a blaring cry.
  • Derived terms

    * bawler

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