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Mum

Mum Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Mum? [n] secrecy; "mum's the word" [n] informal terms for a mother [n] of China [adj] failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Mum: Chrysanthemum morifolium \| Dendranthema grandifloruom \| florist's chrysanthemum \| florists' chrysanthemum \| incommunicative \| ma \| mama \| mamma \| mammy \| mater \| mom \| momma \| mommy \| mummy \| silent \| uncommunicative Related Terms \| Find terms related to Mum: anaudic \| aphasic \| aphonic \| breathless \| brief \| brusque \| close \| closemouthed \| close-tongued \| concise \| curt \| dumb \| dumbfounded \| dumbstricken \| dumbstruck \| economical of words \| inarticulate \| indisposed to talk \| laconic \| ma \| mam \| mama \| mammy \| mater \| mom \| mommy \| mummy \| mute \| old woman \| quiet \| short \| silent \| snug \| sparing of words \| speechless \| stricken dumb \| taciturn \| terse \| tight-lipped \| tongueless \| tongue-tied \| unloquacious \| untalkative \| voiceless \| word-bound \| wordless See Also \| chrysanthemum \| female parent \| mother \| secrecy \| secretiveness \| silence Mum In Webster's Dictionary \Mum\, a. [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Mumble}.] Silent; not speaking. --Thackeray. The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. --Shak. \Mum\, interj. Be silent! Hush! Mum, then, and no more. --Shak. \Mum\, n. Silence. [R.] --Hudibras. \Mum\, n. [G. mummere, fr. Christian Mumme, who first brewed it in 1492.] A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. --Addison. The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. --Pope.

Mum Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mum?

[n] secrecy; "mum's the word"
[n] informal terms for a mother
[n] of China
[adj] failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

Mum In Webster's Dictionary

\Mum\, a. [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Mumble}.]
Silent; not speaking. --Thackeray.

      The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. --Shak.


\Mum\, interj.
Be silent! Hush!

      Mum, then, and no more.                  --Shak.


\Mum\, n.
Silence. [R.] --Hudibras.


\Mum\, n. [G. mummere, fr. Christian Mumme, who first brewed
it in 1492.]
A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
--Addison.

      The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. --Pope.

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