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Meaning of mumps

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

mumps

noun

Definitions

  1. A grimace.

verb

Definitions

  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.

noun

Definitions

  1. A cube of peat.

noun

Definitions

  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.