mump

Meaning

Verb

1. To mumble, speak unclearly.
2. To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.
3. To beg, especially if using a repeated phrase.
4. To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
5. To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.
6. To be sullen or sulky.
7. To nibble.
8. to accept a small gift or bribe in exchange for services.

Noun

A grimace.

Noun

A cube of peat; a spade's depth of digging turf.

Synonyms

beg

cadge

grin

😁

munch

overreach

panhandle

prog

sulk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mʌmp/

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed through obsolete Dutch mompen (“to cheat, swindle, deceive”), according to Kroonen, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *mump- (“to stain”), from Proto-Indo-European *mm̥bʰ-neh₂-, related to Ancient Greek μέμφομαι (mémphomai, “I blame, accuse”).
Also akin to German mimpfeln (“to mumble”), Icelandic mumpa (“to take into the mouth”). See also English mum.