1syllable
mumps
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Definitions ofmumps
1noun
- A grimace.
1verb
- To mumble, speak unclearly.
- To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.
- To beg, especially if using a repeated phrase.
- To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
- To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.
- To be sullen or sulky.
- To nibble.
1noun
- A cube of peat.
1noun
- 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.
- A gloomy or sullen silence.
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