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- [muhmp, moo mp]
- /mʌmp, mʊmp/
- /mump/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhmp, moo mp]
- /mʌmp, mʊmp/
Definitions of mump word
- verb with object mump to cheat. 1
- verb without object mump to beg. 1
- noun mump (intransitive) To mumble, speak unclearly. 1
- verb mump to be silent 0
- verb mump to beg 0
- verb transitive mump to mumble; mutter 0
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Origin of mump
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
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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Parts of speech for Mump
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mump popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".