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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mump1 (mump, mŏŏmp),USA pronunciation [Brit. Dial.]v.t. - British Termsto mumble;
mutter.
v.i. - British Termsto sulk;
mope. - British Termsto grimace.
- 1580–90; imitative, apparently akin to mum1; compare Dutch mompen to mumble, German mimpfeln to mumble while eating, Icelandic mumpa to take into the mouth, eat greedily
- British Termsto cheat.
v.i. - British Termsto beg.
- Dutch mompen (obsolete)
- 1645–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mump /mʌmp/ vb - (intransitive) archaic to be silent
Etymology: 16th Century (to grimace, sulk, be silent): of imitative origin, alluding to the shape of the mouth when mumbling or chewing mump /mʌmp/ vb - (intransitive) archaic to beg
Etymology: 17th Century: perhaps from Dutch mompen to cheat |