mumming

mum

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muhm]
- /mʌm/
- /ˈmʌmɪŋ /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhm]
- /mʌm/

Definitions of mumming word

verb without object mumming to say “mum”; call for silence. 1
verb without object mumming to act as a mummer. 1

See all 2 definitions of mumming

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Origin of mumming

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English mommen, v. use of mum1; compare Middle Dutch mommen to act the mummer's part

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Mumming

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mumming

mumming popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

mumming usage trend in Literature

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