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mump

[ muhmp, moomp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to mumble; mutter.

verb (used without object)

to sulk; mope.
to grimace.

mump

[ muhmp, moomp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to cheat.

verb (used without object)

to beg.

mump

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verb

archaic.
intr to be silent

mump

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verb

archaic.
intr to beg

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mump¹

First recorded in 1580–90; imitative, apparently akin to mum ¹; compare Dutch mompen “to mumble, grumble,” German mimpfeln “to mumble while eating,” Icelandic mumpa “to take into the mouth, eat greedily”

Origin of mump²

First recorded in 1645–55; from obsolete Dutch mompen “to conceal, cheat, deceive”

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mump¹

C16 (to grimace, sulk, be silent): of imitative origin, alluding to the shape of the mouth when mumbling or chewing

Origin of mump²

C17: perhaps from Dutch mompen to cheat

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It could come from the old English word for grimace or sulk - mump - or it may be linked to the Icelandic word for a mouth being filled too full - mumpa - and the Dutch for mumble, "mompen".

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Another vaccination effort is planned for next week for students living in three UVM dormitories where mump cases have been found.

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Other new mump cases have been confirmed on Oahu and Kauai.

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If you guessed that the name of the candidate the paper endorsed rhymes with “Ronald Mump,” you would be correct.

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BURROWBRIDGE, England — Just outside this pretty village in southwest England is a steep, grassy mound called Burrow Mump.

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