MUMP


Meaning of MUMP in English

mump 1

/mump, moomp/ , Brit. Dial.

v.t.

1. to mumble; mutter.

v.i.

2. to sulk; mope.

3. to grimace.

[ 1580-90; imit., appar. akin to MUM 1 ; cf. D mompen to mumble, G mimpfeln to mumble while eating, Icel mumpa to take into the mouth, eat greedily ]

mump 2

/mump, moomp/ , Brit. Dial.

v.t.

1. to cheat.

v.i.

2. to beg.

[ 1645-55; mompen (obs.) ]

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