noun Download 🔗Share A grimace. Examples : "My sister made a funny mumps as she tried to pronounce the difficult word. " appearance body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To mumble, speak unclearly. Examples : "The student was mumbling to himself in class, making it hard to hear what he was saying. " communication language sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness. Examples : "After being told he couldn't go to the party, the little boy sat in the corner and mumped to himself. " body action human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To beg, especially if using a repeated phrase. Examples : "The stray dog would mumps at the cafe door every afternoon, whimpering and looking hopefully at the customers for scraps of food. " demand communication language phrase action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon. Examples : "The salesman mumped the elderly woman out of her life savings by promising her high returns on her investment. " business economy value moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar. Examples : "He mumped about his need for more money, hoping to get a free lunch. " character action business economy moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be sullen or sulky. Examples : "After losing the game, the boy mumped about, refusing to talk to anyone. " attitude emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To nibble. Examples : "The baby mumps at the cracker, only taking tiny bites. " food action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cube of peat. Examples : "The farmer stacked the mumps neatly by the shed, ready to burn them for fuel in the winter. " fuel material substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "Several children at school were diagnosed with mumps, so they had to stay home to prevent it from spreading. " disease medicine virus body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A gloomy or sullen silence. Examples : "The mumps in the classroom was palpable; no one spoke a word. " attitude character mind emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading