Mumm v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mummed p. pr. & vb. n. Mumming.] To sport or make diversion in a mask or disguise; to mask.
With mumming and with masking all around. --Spenser.
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mum
adj : failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the
witness remained silent" [syn: silent]
n 1: of China [syn: florist's chrysanthemum, florists'
chrysanthemum, Dendranthema grandifloruom, Chrysanthemum
morifolium]
2: informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mamma, mom,
momma, mommy, mammy, mummy, mater]
3: secrecy; "mum's the word"
[also: mumming, mummed]