Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: inarticulate
IPA transcription: [,ɪnɑɹt'ɪkjələt]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: inarticulate, unarticulate
    Meaning: without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry"
Usage examples
  • He heard an inarticulate sound at his side, and quickly continued:--
  • The sister tried to speak, but she only managed to stammer a few inarticulate sounds.
  • His jaws opened, and he muttered some inarticulate sounds, while a grin wrinkled his cheeks.
  • The first inarticulate roar was followed by a babel of voices, like a tropical cloudburst on a prefab hut.
  • Her sobs broke out afresh, and she murmured some inarticulate thanks to me for not having driven her away from the door.
  • I stood upon the edge of the great ocean, and I was filled with an inarticulate spirit of prayer, and I desired greatly--peace from myself.
  • I refuse to be watched and guarded and peeped on like this.' He knew that his hands were trembling, that he could not keep his eyes fixed, that his voice was nearly inarticulate.
  • During the first scenes, the voice of the Incognita was hardly audible. The constraint of her forced attendance, and the insurmountable awkwardness of her situation, made all exertion difficult, and her tones were so languid, and her pronunciation was so inarticulate, that Elinor began seriously to believe that she must still have recourse to Mr Creek.