mussitation

[muhs-i-tey-shuh n]

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

muttering; mumbling; murmuring.

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 in Medicine

[mŭs′ĭ-tā′shən]

Movement of the lips as if speaking but without sound.