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mumping
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[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- The action of mump; grimacing; grumbling; hinting by means of facial expression; an instance of this.
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early 17th century; earliest use found in Randle Cotgrave (fl. 1587–?1630), lexicographer. From mump + -ing
[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- The action of mump; begging. Later also: the acceptance of small bribes.
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late 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Wesley (bap. 1662, d. 1735), Church of England clergyman and poet. From mump + -ing
[], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- That grimaces or assumes a demure, sanctimonious, or melancholy expression; querulous, complaining.
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late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Nashe (d. c1601), writer. From mump + -ing
[], (Adjective)
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- That begs; given to begging.
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early 18th century; earliest use found in Edward Ward (1667–1731), satirist. From mump + -ing
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