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mumble vs jaw

jaw vs mumble

mumble and jaw both are nouns.

mumble and jaw both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mumble Yes No Yes No
jaw Yes No Yes No
As verbs, jaw is a hypernym of mumble; that is, jaw is a word with a broader meaning than mumble:
  • mumble: grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
  • jaw: chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
Other hypernyms of mumble include chew, manducate, masticate.
mumble (noun) jaw (noun)
a soft indistinct utterance holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
mumble (verb) jaw (verb)
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice talk socially without exchanging too much information
grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty censure severely or angrily
talk incessantly and tiresomely
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
Difference between mumble and jaw

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