mump Meaning, Definition & Usage

Mump intransitive verb

Etymology

Akin to mumble; cf. D. mompen to cheat; perh. orig., to whine like a beggar, D. mompelen to mumble. See Mumble, Mum, and cf. Mumps.

Definitions

1. To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.

   He mumps, and lovers, and hangs the lip. Taylor, 1630.

2. To talk imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly; to chatter unintelligibly.
3. To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.

   And then when mumping with a sore leg, ... canting and whining. Burke.

4. To be sullen or sulky. Prov. Eng.

Mump transitive verb

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Mumped ; present participle & verbal noun Mumping

Definitions

1. To utter imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly.

   Old men who mump their passion. Goldsmith.

2. To work over with the mouth; to mumble; as, to mump food.
3. To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.