mump

[ muhmp, moo mp ]

/ mʌmp, mʊmp /

British Dialect

verb (used with object)

to mumble; mutter.

verb (used without object)

to sulk; mope.

to grimace.

Words nearby mump

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Origin of mump

1580–90; imitative, apparently akin to mum¹; compare Dutch mompen to mumble, German mimpfeln to mumble while eating, Icelandic mumpa to take into the mouth, eat greedily

Definition for mump (2 of 2)

mump²

[ muhmp, moo mp ]

/ mʌmp, mʊmp /

British Dialect

verb (used with object)

to cheat.

verb (used without object)

to beg.

Origin of mump

First recorded in 1645–55, mump is from the Dutch word mompen (obsolete)

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Examples from the Web for mump

Mumpsimus, mump′si-mus, n. an error to which one clings after it has been thoroughly exposed.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
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. Wade
Messrs. Mump and Gump, for instance, have scarcely skimmed the surface possibilities of their brilliant notion.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, October 27, 1920|Various

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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