Definitions

mum

[muhm] / mʌm /

ADJECTIVE

silent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bashful

STRONG

mute quiet shy still

WEAK

buttoned-up clammed up closemouthed hushed muted nonvocal not forthcoming not talkative reserved secretive soundless speechless tight-lipped tongue-tied uncommunicative unsociable unspeaking voiceless wordless zipped

Antonyms

STRONG

agitated

Example Sentences

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"We found this out when he died and my mum got hundreds of letters and people wrote about how he'd changed their life."

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His mum "tried hard to shelter me" and filled the house with feel-good music – gospel songs, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson.

From BBC

"I've been putting on a Welsh accent because my mum's from Wales, it's one of the most trustworthy accents," she told the camera.

From BBC

Now, her mum said Hollie's life is much like her friends.

From BBC

"I was told I was an over-protective mum which is really frustrating."

From BBC