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mump
1[ muhmp, moomp ]
/ mʌmp, mʊmp /
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verb (used with object)
to mumble; mutter.
verb (used without object)
to sulk; mope.
to grimace.
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Origin of mump
1First recorded in1580–90; imitative, apparently akin to mum1; compare Dutch mompen “to mumble, grumble,” German mimpfeln “to mumble while eating,” Icelandic mumpa “to take into the mouth, eat greedily”
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Other definitions for mump (2 of 2)
mump2
[ muhmp, moomp ]
/ mʌmp, mʊmp /
verb (used with object)
to cheat.
verb (used without object)
to beg.
Origin of mump
2First recorded in 1645–55; from obsolete Dutch mompen “to conceal, cheat, deceive”
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How to use mump in a sentence
It is noteworthy for its conical hill, locally called the Mump, crowned by a ruined church (St Michael's).
Somerset|G.W. Wade and J.H. WadeMumpsimus, mump′si-mus, n. an error to which one clings after it has been thoroughly exposed.
Messrs. Mump and Gump, for instance, have scarcely skimmed the surface possibilities of their brilliant notion.
British Dictionary definitions for mump (1 of 2)
mump1
/ (mʌmp) /
verb
(intr) archaic to be silent
Word Origin for mump
C16 (to grimace, sulk, be silent): of imitative origin, alluding to the shape of the mouth when mumbling or chewing
British Dictionary definitions for mump (2 of 2)
mump2
/ (mʌmp) /
verb
(intr) archaic to beg
Word Origin for mump
C17: perhaps from Dutch mompen to cheat
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