indistinct speech
1indistinct — 1. Of vision. Pāpalaweka, palaweka, palapalaweka, pālauweka, poehi, pōwehiwehi, kōli uli u. Also: ōli uli u, kāpala, haili, niniu. 2. Of speech. Akaaka ole, huikau ka leo, olē, nei, hepa. Also: ho okake, naunau, kāpalalū, mūmū, hemuwā,… …
2speech — Ōlelo, ha i ōlelo; pepelu (repetitious); ōlelo lolelole (roundabout, twisted); ha i ōlelo kānaenae ā ho ole a (eulogistic); kākāki i (blundering); pua o (rude, abrupt). See waha and below, indistinct, speak, language …
3in´dis|tinct´ness — in|dis|tinct «IHN dihs TIHNGKT», adjective. not distinct; not clear to the eye, ear, or mind; confused: »an indistinct picture, indistinct speech. He had an indistinct memory of the accident. We could hear an indistinct roar from the distant… …
4in´dis|tinct´ly — in|dis|tinct «IHN dihs TIHNGKT», adjective. not distinct; not clear to the eye, ear, or mind; confused: »an indistinct picture, indistinct speech. He had an indistinct memory of the accident. We could hear an indistinct roar from the distant… …
5in|dis|tinct — «IHN dihs TIHNGKT», adjective. not distinct; not clear to the eye, ear, or mind; confused: »an indistinct picture, indistinct speech. He had an indistinct memory of the accident. We could hear an indistinct roar from the distant ocean. SYNONYM(S) …
6mispronunciation — n inarticulate speech, distorted vowels, dropped consonants, incorrectly accented words; mangled or slurred words, thick speech, indistinct speech, stuttering, stammering, faltering speech, cacophonous speech …
7Reis telephone — The Reis telephone, was an invention by Philipp Reis inspired by a French article in 1854 (by Bourseul) on how to create microphone like devices. His first successful work was achieved in October 1861. In 1862, Reis demonstrated his telephone to… …
8lisp — n 1. sibilation, sibilance, assibilation, indistinct speech, Inf. baby talk; hiss, hissing, siss, siss ing, shush, shushing, hush, hushing, sizzle, sizzling, fizz, fizzing; speech impediment or defect, Pathol. dyslexia, lisping. v 2. sibilate,… …
9mum´bling|ly — mum|ble «MUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to speak indistinctly, as a person does when his lips are partly closed; speak in low tones; mutter: »She appeared as if she wanted to say something, and kept making signs…and mumbling… …
10mum´bler — mum|ble «MUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to speak indistinctly, as a person does when his lips are partly closed; speak in low tones; mutter: »She appeared as if she wanted to say something, and kept making signs…and mumbling… …
