To mumble or mutter, as in sulkiness.

To nibble; chew; munch, or move the jaw-as if munching.

To chatter; make mouths; grin like an ape.

To implore alms in a low muttering tone; play the beggar; hence, to deceive; practise imposture.

To utter with a low, indistinct voice; chatter unintelligibly.

To munch; chew: as, to mump food.

To overreach.

noun. A protuberance; a lump.

noun. Any great knotty piece of wood; a root.

intransitive verb. To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.

intransitive verb. To talk imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly; to chatter unintelligibly.

intransitive verb. To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.

intransitive verb. To be sullen or sulky.

transitive verb. To utter imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly.

transitive verb. To work over with the mouth; to mumble.

transitive verb. To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.

verb. To mumble, speak unclearly.

verb. To beg, especially if using a repeated phrase.

verb. To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.

"It's easier to pronounce if you stop to rest at the top of the "mump"."

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