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Mussitation
Musˊsi-ta′tion
,Noun.
[L.
mussitatio
suppression of the voice, fr. mussitare
to be silent, to murmur.] A speaking in a low tone; mumbling.
[Obs.]
Definition 2024
mussitation
mussitation
English
Noun
mussitation (plural mussitations)
- speech conducted in a hushed manner, akin to a whisper or a murmur.
- 1989, Nick Cave, And the Ass Saw the Angel
- The mussitation of the crowd dropped instantly.
- 1989, Nick Cave, And the Ass Saw the Angel
- (medicine) A comatose patient's action of forming words with his lips without producing sound.
References
- mussitation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913