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mump |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mump \Mump\, v. i. [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}.] 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.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mump \Mump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mumped}; p. pr & vb n. {Mumping}.] 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
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