See mumble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"text": "Please try not to mumble so I can hear you better.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:",
"text": "Peace, you mumbling fool.",
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"ref": "1680, Thomas Otway, The Orphan:",
"text": "A wrinkled hag, with age grown double, / Picking dry sticks, and mumbling to herself.",
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"To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate."
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"(transitive, intransitive) To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate."
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"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "kimutkimot"
},
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"roman": "mǎnkam",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "фъфля"
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{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "咕噥"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gūnong",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "咕哝"
},
{
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mumlat"
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{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "da",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mumle"
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mompelen"
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{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mutla"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mølma"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mumista"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mutista"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mongertaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "marmonner"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "murmeln"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "nuscheln"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "motyog"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "muldra"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "bergumam"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "izh",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "popottaa"
},
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"_dis1": "96 4",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "biascicare"
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"_dis1": "96 4",
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"word": "farfugliare"
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"word": "balbettare"
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "borbottare"
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"alt": "つぶやく",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "tsubuyaku",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "呟く"
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"_dis1": "96 4",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "囁く"
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"_dis1": "96 4",
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"word": "whakameme"
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{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "pararāwaha"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "whakahāhā"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mumle"
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{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mamrotać"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "murmurar"
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"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "bormotátʹ",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
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],
"word": "бормота́ть"
},
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"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "probormotátʹ",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
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],
"word": "пробормота́ть"
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"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "mjámlitʹ",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
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],
"word": "мя́млить"
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"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "promjámlitʹ",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
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],
"word": "промя́млить"
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{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "brunndail"
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{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mascullar"
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{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mascujar"
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{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "susurrar"
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{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "fablar entre dientes"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mamullar"
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"_dis1": "96 4",
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mumla"
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{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mýmryty",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "ми́мрити"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "lí nhí"
}
]
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"To chew something gently with closed lips."
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to chew something gently with closed lips",
"word": "mümmeln"
}
]
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḡamḡama",
"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "غَمْغَمَة"
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{
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"roman": "mǎnkane",
"sense": "quiet vocalization",
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"word": "мънкане"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"word": "低語"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "dīyǔ",
"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"word": "低语"
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{
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"neuter"
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"word": "mumlání"
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{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"word": "mumlen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"word": "mumina"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "Murmeln"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"word": "motyogás"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "biascicamento"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mugugno"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "borbottio"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"tags": [
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"word": "balbettio"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"tags": [
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"word": "farfugliamento"
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{
"code": "no",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
"word": "mumling"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "mamrotanie"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bormotánije",
"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "бормота́ние"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"tags": [
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mumle"
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"code": "fi",
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"word": "mongertaa"
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"code": "fr",
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "muldra"
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "bergumam"
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"code": "it",
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"word": "farfugliare"
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"word": "balbettare"
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
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"code": "mi",
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"word": "whakahāhā"
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"code": "no",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mumle"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mamrotać"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "brunndail"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mascullar"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "susurrar"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "fablar entre dientes"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mamullar"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "mumla"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
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"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to speak unintelligibly",
"word": "lí nhí"
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"code": "de",
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "ḡamḡama",
"sense": "quiet vocalization",
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"word": "غَمْغَمَة"
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"code": "bg",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
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"word": "мънкане"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"word": "低語"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dīyǔ",
"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"word": "低语"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
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"word": "mumlání"
},
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"word": "mumlen"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "quiet vocalization",
"word": "mumina"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "Murmeln"
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"code": "hu",
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"word": "motyogás"
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"code": "it",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "biascicamento"
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"code": "it",
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"word": "mugugno"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
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"word": "borbottio"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
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"word": "balbettio"
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"code": "it",
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"word": "farfugliamento"
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"sense": "quiet vocalization",
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "quiet vocalization",
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"word": "mamrotanie"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"word": "бормота́ние"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "mascujada"
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