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mumps

The correct spelling is mumps.

How to pronounce mumps

noun

Say it like: Mum-ps

The correct spelling is mumps. A grimace.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A grimace.
  2. 2.A cube of peat.
  3. 3.A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.
  4. 4.A gloomy or sullen silence.

verb

  1. 1.To mumble, speak unclearly.
  2. 2.To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.
  3. 3.To beg, especially if using a repeated phrase.
  4. 4.To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
  5. 5.To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.

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