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verb (used with object)
1.
to mumble; mutter.
verb (used without object)
2.
to sulk; mope.
3.
to grimace.
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Origin:
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
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
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mump1 (mʌmp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| archaic (intr) to be silent | |
| [C16 (to grimace, sulk, be silent): of imitative origin, alluding to the shape of the mouth when mumbling or chewing] | |
| mump2 (mʌmp) | |
| —vb | |
| archaic (intr) to beg | |
| [C17: perhaps from Dutch mompen to cheat] | |
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