mumping

mump

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muhmp, moo mp]
- /mʌmp, mʊmp/
- /mˈʌmpɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhmp, moo mp]
- /mʌmp, mʊmp/

Definitions of mumping word

verb with object mumping to cheat. 1
verb without object mumping to beg. 1
noun mumping Present participle of mump. 1

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Origin of mumping

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 Mumping

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mumping

mumping 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.

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

mumping usage trend in Literature

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