mump

¹

[ muhmp, moomp ]

verb (used with object)

1. to mumble; mutter.

verb (used without object)

1. to sulk; mope.
2. to grimace.

mump

²

[ muhmp, moomp ]

verb (used with object)

1. to cheat.

verb (used without object)

1. to beg.

mump

¹

/ mʌmp /

verb

1. archaic.
   intr to beg

mump

²

/ mʌmp /

verb

1. archaic.
   intr to be silent

Word History and Origins

Origin of mump¹

First recorded in 1580–90; imitative, apparently akin to mum ¹; compare Dutch mompen “to mumble, grumble,” German mimpfeln “to mumble while eating,” Icelandic mumpa “to take into the mouth, eat greedily”

Origin of mump²

First recorded in 1645–55; from obsolete Dutch mompen “to conceal, cheat, deceive”

Word History and Origins

Origin of mump¹

C17: perhaps from Dutch mompen to cheat

Origin of mump²

C16 (to grimace, sulk, be silent): of imitative origin, alluding to the shape of the mouth when mumbling or chewing

Example Sentences

It is noteworthy for its conical hill, locally called the Mump, crowned by a ruined church (St Michael's).

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Mumpsimus, mump′si-mus, n. an error to which one clings after it has been thoroughly exposed.

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Messrs. Mump and Gump, for instance, have scarcely skimmed the surface possibilities of their brilliant notion.

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