mussitation

[ muhs-i-tey-shuhn ]

noun
  1. silent movement of the lips in simulation of the movements made in audible speech.

  2. muttering; mumbling; murmuring.

Origin of mussitation

1
First recorded in 1640–50; from Late Latin mussitātiōn- (stem of mussitātiō ); see origin at mussitate, -ion

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