mumming

SayMUM-ing/ˈmʌmɪŋ/

2 meanings of mumming

1
nouncountable or uncountable
A show where actors tell a story with movements and faces but no words.
The children put on a mumming and acted out the story with only their hands and faces.
At the winter fair, we watched two short mummings where nobody said a word.
Similarmime, pantomime
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2
verb
Present participle and gerund of mum. Used for acting out a story without words.
The actors were mumming on the stage, and no one spoke at all.
The kids went from house to house, mumming for treats.
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mumming is a form of mum

Forms: mummums he/she/itmumming -ing formmummed past tense, past participle
Spelling: mum → mumming: double the m, add -ing

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