mummed; mumming
1
: to perform in a pantomime
2
: to go about merrymaking in disguise during festivals
: a strong ale or beer
mum
4 of 5chiefly British spelling of mom
Examples of mum in a Sentence
Adjective
I'd like to know how much they paid, but they've been mum on that subject.
kept mum about the surprise bridal shower
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
As Fox stated, Stoltz has been largely mum on the replacement over the years, though Zemeckis, Spielberg, Fox, and more Back to the Future stars like Lea Thompson have spoken about the chaos of a mid-production star swap but the magic that followed Fox's arrival on set.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
League officials have been mum on when new teams may be added, but Mayor Joe Hogsett continues to be bullish on his plans to build a soccer-specific stadium on the southeast side of downtown.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Every squash season, my mum would make pakoras.
—Romy Gill, Saveur, 22 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Still, Thompson was mum about the relationship at Mavs media day earlier this month.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
As Fox stated, Stoltz has been largely mum on the replacement over the years, though Zemeckis, Spielberg, Fox, and more Back to the Future stars like Lea Thompson have spoken about the chaos of a mid-production star swap but the magic that followed Fox's arrival on set.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
So did mum and dad politely decline to go or were they not invited?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
League officials have been mum on when new teams may be added, but Mayor Joe Hogsett continues to be bullish on his plans to build a soccer-specific stadium on the southeast side of downtown.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
The most dependable mums to grow as garden perennials belong to the Rubellum Group, often called hardy chrysanthemum, hardy garden mum, or old-fashioned mum.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Every squash season, my mum would make pakoras.
—Romy Gill, Saveur, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Mum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mum. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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mum
1 of 3 adjective
: silent sense 1
keep mum
mum
2 of 3 nounmum
3 of 3chiefly British variant of mom
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