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mumchance
/ ˈmʌmˌtʃɑːns /
adjective
silent; struck dumb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mumchance1
C16 (masquerade, dumb show): from Middle Low German mummenschanze masked serenade; from mummen (see mummer ) + schanze chance
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Example Sentences
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He is lethargic, mumchance and sighs a lot.
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At this there was a shout of horror, for mediæval audiences had not learned to sit mumchance at a moving sermon.
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He knew better than to sit glum and mumchance like the chevalier.
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Before him you tremble more than all the rest, and sit mumchance!
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As I came hither I heard a sound of mirth--now all sit mumchance.
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