mumps
noun
- 1
A grimace.
verb
- 1
To mumble, speak unclearly.
- 2
To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.
- 3
To beg, especially if using a repeated phrase.
- 4
To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
- 5
To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.
- 6
To be sullen or sulky.
- 7
To nibble.
noun
- 1
A cube of peat.
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
A gloomy or sullen silence.
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