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

There are the standards of Thai takeout — curries and kee mao, fried rice and som tum.

From Seattle Times

So perhaps in this particular case, Markle’s much-commented upon “mum tum” has less to do with her revolutionary spirit and more with female physiology.

From The Guardian

Her eyes well up and she clutches her tum.

From The Guardian

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 Literature

American diners probably have encountered “som tum Thai” — shards of green papaya pounded with peanuts, dried shrimp, and other accompaniments.

From Washington Post