mump

Meaning

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To mumble, speak unclearly.
2. To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.
3. (intransitive) 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. (ambitransitive) 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

Cognate with Dutch: mompen

Cognate with Ancient Greek: μέμφομαι

Cognate with German: mimpfeln

Cognate with Icelandic: mumpa

Cognate with English: mum

In summary

Perhaps borrowed through obsolete Dutch mompen (“to cheat, swindle, deceive”), according to Kroonen, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *mump- (“to stain”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *mm̥bʰ-neh₂- Also akin to German mimpfeln (“to mumble”), Icelandic mumpa (“to take into the mouth”). See also English mum.
While Kroonen claims Ancient Greek μέμφομαι (mémphomai, “I blame, accuse”) and the Germanic forms are reconcilable and related, Beekes rejects this, stating that Germanic -p- cannot here correspond to Greek -φ- and that this etymological connection is not widely considered reliable.