tum

American  

[tuhm] / tʌm /

verb (used with object)

tummed, tumming

1. to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.

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tum British  

/ tʌm /

noun

1. an informal or childish word for stomach

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Etymology

Origin of tum

First recorded in 1605–15; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

And he was also open to including his Bollywood hit like "Aoge jab tum o saajna" in a classical performance.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

At my apartment door, I fumble for the key, insert it in the lock, open the door, tum on the hall light, and step inside.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

So he made up a lot of language and has the guys say things like “riga tiga tum tum”.

From The Guardian • Sep. 18, 2017

I order tum siew, a mixed papaya salad, with pad mee korat, a stir-fried rice noodle dish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2016

She was too frail for our tum bling, but she let us go on anyway, smiling a toothless smile, her large eyes, the unending blue of a summer sky, sparkling with pleasure.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat