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Mumble vs Gibber - What's the difference?

mumble | gibber |

As verbs the difference between mumble and gibber

is that mumble is to speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate while gibber is to jabber, talk rapidly and unintelligibly or incoherently.

As nouns the difference between mumble and gibber

is that mumble is a quiet or unintelligible vocalization while gibber is gibberish, unintelligible speech.

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 .

    gibber

    English

    Etymology 1

    Uncertain; see gibberish.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Gibberish, unintelligible speech.

    • Verb

  • To jabber, talk rapidly and unintelligibly or incoherently.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A boulder, a stone.
    • See also
    * reg, desert pavement

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A balky horse.
    • (Youatt)
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