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mum2

Pronunciation: /mʌm/

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Definition of mum

verb (mums, mumming, mummed)

[no object]
  • act in a traditional masked mime or a mummers' play: after they had masked and mummed, away they went

Origin:

late Middle English: compare with mum1 and Middle Low German mummen

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