mump
1[muhmp, moo mp]British Dialect
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verb (used with object)
to mumble; mutter.
verb (used without object)
to sulk; mope.
to grimace.
Origin of mump
11580–90; 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
mump
2[muhmp, moo mp]British Dialect
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of mump
2First recorded in 1645–55, mump is from the Dutch word mompen (obsolete)
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Historical Examples of mump
It is noteworthy for its conical hill, locally called the Mump, crowned by a ruined church (St Michael's).
SomersetG.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
Mumpsimus, 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.
mump
1verb
Word Origin for mump
C16 (to grimace, sulk, be silent): of imitative origin, alluding to the shape of the mouth when mumbling or chewing
mump
2verb
Word Origin for mump
C17: perhaps from Dutch mompen to cheat
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