mumping1
/ˈmʌmpɪŋ/Now chiefly Scottish
noun
The action of mump; grimacing; grumbling; hinting by means of facial expression; an instance of this.
- Frequently proverbially in collocation with meaning..
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Randle Cotgrave (fl. 1587–?1630), lexicographer. From mump + -ing.
mumping2
/ˈmʌmpɪŋ/noun
The action of mump; begging. Later also: the acceptance of small bribes.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Wesley (bap. 1662, d. 1735), Church of England clergyman and poet. From mump + -ing.
mumping3
/ˈmʌmpɪŋ/Now chiefly Scottish
adjective
That grimaces or assumes a demure, sanctimonious, or melancholy expression; querulous, complaining.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Nashe (d. c1601), writer. From mump + -ing.
mumping4
/ˈmʌmpɪŋ/Now chiefly English regional
adjective
That begs; given to begging.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Edward Ward (1667–1731), satirist. From mump + -ing.