- Having lost Dad’s heart, Mum able to speak unclearly - Talk indistinctly - 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. - To chew something gently with closed lips. - To utter with a low, inarticulate voice. - To chew or bite gently, as one without teeth. - To suppress, or utter imperfectly.