mumble (v)
gum (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 34
def grind with the gums
def chew without teeth and with great difficulty
examples the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
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Hypernym chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
Derivationally related form gum → gum; gum → gumming
Derivationally related form mumble → mumbling
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Derivationally related form gumming → gum; gum → gum
Derivationally related form mumbling → mumble
Hyponym chew, masticate, manducate, jaw

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