mumming

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mumming

Rhymes with -ʌmɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of mum
gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of mumm

noun mummings

countable, uncountable A pantomime or dumb show. The vassals or tenants collected in the hall for Christmas masking and mumming—the peasant gathering that May-day called out upon the green, drew together ranks whose distance, in our day, occasions forgetfulness on one side, and discontent on the other.
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@misc{mumming_2026,
  title = {mumming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mumming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}