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[muhm] / mʌm /


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She describes her mum as "firm but fair" and very practical.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The President of the International Court of Justice, Yuji Iwasawa of Japan, kept mum at the United Nations on Thursday on the question that may upend his court.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

"It isn't every day you get to go to Iceland, and it certainly isn't every day your mum flies you there," said Lillian.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

A first-time mum was denied hospital meals while her baby was "fighting for her life" because she was not breastfeeding.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Vonetta stayed mum, arms crossed, chin pressed to her chest.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

Along with the buzz on Twitter, Instagram mummed with the news of Herbert’s new deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

The local theatre and performance group have been committed to carrying the rural custom of "mumming" or "rhyming" into the 21st century, and in doing so caught the attention of McQueen's creative director, Seán McGirr.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

From the ancient Irish practice of mumming to walking the red carpet, the Armagh Rhymers were central to a meeting of myth and couture for McQueen's Paris Fashion Week show.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

As Farmer's Almanac notes, there was also a custom to literally put on a little show at a strangers doorstep, which was called "mumming."

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2022

Miss De Putti's mumming, more enthusiastic than impressive, runs to posturing, comic mispronunciations, acrobatics.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is scarcely to be considered that the compound figures were influenced by the prevalence of mumming in the periods of the various carvings.

From The Grotesque in Church Art by T. Tindall Wildridge


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