mussitation

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UK/mʌsɪˈteɪʃn̩/US/ˌmʌsɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

Speech conducted in a hushed manner, akin to a murmur or a whisper.

Similar
muttermutteringmurmurmurmuringmurmuration
OriginLatin mussitātiō →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounmussitation (countable and uncountable, plural mussitations)

plural mussitations

  1. archaiccountableobsoleteuncountableSpeech conducted in a hushed manner, akin to a murmur or a whisper.

    The mussitation of the crowd dropped instantly.

    1989, Nick Cave, And the Ass Saw the Angel
  2. countableuncountablemedicineA comatose patient's action of forming words with their lips without producing sound.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

Similar
muttermutteringmurmurmurmuringmurmuration
Broader
sound
Also see
murmurmurmurationmurmuringmuttermuttering

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinmussitātiō“soft noise made by dogs, or (Late Latin) people”
  2. Englishmussitation

Learned borrowing from Latin mussitātiō (“soft noise made by dogs, or (Late Latin) people”) + English -ion (suffix denoting a condition or state). Mussitātiō is derived from mussitātus (“kept quiet; having been kept quiet; murmured, muttered; having been muttered”) (see further at mussitate) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mussitation

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APA

mussitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mussitation

MLA

“mussitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mussitation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mussitation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mussitation.

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