mumm Meaning, Definition & Usage

Mumm intransitive verb

Etymology

D. mimmen to mask, mom a mask; akin to G. mumme disguise; prob. of imitative origin, and akin to E. mum, mumble, in allusion to the indistinctness of speech occasioned by talking from behind a mask. Cf. Mumble, Mummery.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Mummed ; present participle & verbal noun Mumming

Definitions

1. To sport or make diversion in a mask or disguise; to mask.

   With mumming and with masking all around. Spenser.