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mussitation

[muhs-i-tey-shuh n]
noun
  1. silent movement of the lips in simulation of the movements made in audible speech.
  2. muttering; mumbling; murmuring.
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Origin of mussitation

First recorded in 1640–50, mussitation is from the Late Latin word mussitātiōn- (stem of mussitātiō). See mussitate, -ion
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mussitation

(mŭs′ĭ-tā′shən)
n.
  1. Movement of the lips as if speaking but without sound.
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