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mumming
We have found lemma(root) word of mumming : mum.
Definitions
[mʌm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- one's mother
(e.g: she often goes round to see her mum, who lives nearby)
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Origin
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late 16th century: probably a variant of mam. Compare with mom
[mʌm], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- not speaking; silent
Phrases:
- keep mum
- mum's the word
Origin
:
late Middle English (denoting a sound made with closed lips): imitative
[mʌm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a cultivated chrysanthemum
(e.g: he ordered everything: irises, mums, roses of every variety)
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Origin
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late 19th century: abbreviation of chrysanthemum
[mʌm], (Verb)
Definitions:
- act in a traditional masked mime or a mummers' play
(e.g: after they had masked and mummed, away they went)
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Origin
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Middle English (earliest in the senses ‘to whisper, mumble’ and ‘make a sound with closed lips, keep silent’): imitative; compare with mum and Middle Low German mummen
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