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Mump   Listen
verb
Mump  v. i.  
1.
To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness. "He mumps, and lovers, and hangs the lip."
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."
4.
To be sullen or sulky. (Prov. Eng.)





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"Mump" Quotes from Famous Books



... Cinema has become the cheapest, the surest and most rapid road to publicity. It is estimated that a third of the population attend the Cinema once a week. Messrs. Mump and Gump have therefore fitted up a special studio for film work, in which you can now have your own film taken, representing you in any action you may desire. This method of publicity is specially recommended to Members of Parliament. For instance one can be filmed ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, October 27, 1920 • Various


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