Meaning

2 senses

  1. To act in a pantomime or dumb show.

  2. (UK, obsolete, slang, transitive)To silence.

Examples

469 sentences

  1. My mum helps me a lot.

    Мама мені дуже допомагає. — deniko

    deMeine Mama hilft mir viel. — raggione

    deniko · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Is your mum at home?

    А твоя мама вдома? — aandrusiak

    ruТвоя мама дома? — ae5s

    deIst deine Mutter zu Hause? — Sudajaengi

    everylanguage · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Mum is playing tennis.

    Мама грає в теніс. — deniko

    deMama spielt gerade Tennis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

    deniko · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Mum sent me to ask you what time you want dinner.

    Nuel · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. Keep mum about this plan.

    deKein Wort über diesen Plan fallen lassen! — raggione

    CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Origin

From Middle English mum or mom (“silent”), reminiscent of the sound made when gagged or wi

From Middle English mum or mom (“silent”), reminiscent of the sound made when gagged or with a hand over one's mouth. Perhaps related to dated German Mumme (“mask”).

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Forms

mums, mumming, mummed, mummed
Base formmum · to mum
3rd person singularmums
Present participlemumming
Past simplemummed
Past participlemummed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymum
he, she, itmums

Past simpleLesson

all personsmummed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave mummed
he, she, ithas mummed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mum

Word family

2 related words
Derivedmummermummery

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
multitaskmultitudemultiversemumbleB2mummy
mum — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto