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MUMP
Etymology 1
Verb
mump (third-person singular simple present mumps, present participle mumping, simple past and past participle mumped)
(ambitransitive) To mumble, speak unclearly.
To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.
(intransitive) To beg, especially if using a repeated phrase.
To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.
To be sullen or sulky.
(ambitransitive) To nibble.
Noun
mump (plural mumps)
(obsolete) A grimace.
Etymology 2
Noun
mump (plural mumps)
(UK, dialect, Somerset) A cube of peat.
Source: Wiktionary
Mump, v. i. Etym: [Akin to mumble; cf. D. mompen to cheat; perh. orig., to whine like a beggar, D. mompelen to mumble. See Mumble, Mum, and cf. Mumps.]
1. To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness. He mumps, and lovers, and hangs the lip. Taylor, 1630.
2. To talk imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly; to chatter unintelligibly.
3. To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar. And then when mumping with a sore leg, ... canting and whining. Burke.
4. To be sullen or sulky. [Prov. Eng.]
Mump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Mumping.]
1. To utter imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly. Old men who mump their passion. Goldsmith.
2. To work over with the mouth; to mumble; as, to mump food.
3. To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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