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Mumble

To speak with the lips partly closed, so as to render the sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words in a grumbling indistinct manner, indicating discontent or displeasure; to mutter.

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Chew 76% connected

To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Jaw 76% connected

One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.

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Manducate 76% connected

To masticate; to chew; to eat.

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Masticate 76% connected

To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.

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Mouth 76% connected

The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and tee…

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Speak 76% connected

To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Talk 76% connected

To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Utter 76% connected

Outer.

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Utterance 76% connected

The act of uttering.

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Verbalize 76% connected

To convert into a verb; to verbify.

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Vocalization 76% connected

The act of vocalizing, or the state of being vocalized.

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Gum 74% connected

The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Gum 74% connected

The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Mutter 74% connected

To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or angry expressions; to grumble; to gro…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Mutter 74% connected

To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or angry expressions; to grumble; to gro…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Gum 92% connected

The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Maunder 92% connected

To beg.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mutter 92% connected

To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or angry expressions; to grumble; to gro…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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