Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to mum
Participle: mummed
Gerund: mumming
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | mum |
| you | mum |
| he;she;it | mums |
| we | mum |
| you | mum |
| they | mum |
Perfect
| I | have mummed |
| you | have mummed |
| he;she;it | has mummed |
| we | have mummed |
| you | have mummed |
| they | have mummed |
Past
| I | mummed |
| you | mummed |
| he;she;it | mummed |
| we | mummed |
| you | mummed |
| they | mummed |
Pluperfect
| I | had mummed |
| you | had mummed |
| he;she;it | had mummed |
| we | had mummed |
| you | had mummed |
| they | had mummed |
Future
| I | will mum |
| you | will mum |
| he;she;it | will mum |
| we | will mum |
| you | will mum |
| they | will mum |
Future Perfect
| I | will have mummed |
| you | will have mummed |
| he;she;it | will have mummed |
| we | will have mummed |
| you | will have mummed |
| they | will have mummed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | mum |
| you | mum |
| he;she;it | mum |
| we | mum |
| you | mum |
| they | mum |
Perfect
| I | have mummed |
| you | have mummed |
| he;she;it | have mummed |
| we | have mummed |
| you | have mummed |
| they | have mummed |
Imperfect
| I | mummed |
| you | mummed |
| he;she;it | mummed |
| we | mummed |
| you | mummed |
| they | mummed |
Pluperfect
| I | had mummed |
| you | had mummed |
| he;she;it | had mummed |
| we | had mummed |
| you | had mummed |
| they | had mummed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would mum |
| you | would mum |
| he;she;it | would mum |
| we | would mum |
| you | would mum |
| they | would mum |
Perfect
| I | would have mummed |
| you | would have mummed |
| he;she;it | would have mummed |
| we | would have mummed |
| you | would have mummed |
| they | would have mummed |
Imperative
| you | mum |
| we | Let's mum |
| you | mum |
Verbs conjugated like 'mum'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'mum'
bum,
fum,
gum,
hum,
mom,
mud,
mue,
mug,
mumm,
mump,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English mum or mom (“silent”), reminiscent of the sound made when gagged or with a hand over one's mouth. Perhaps related to dated German Mumme (“mask”).
Verbs referencing "mum"
English
mump.
Sample Sentences
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"Well, Sal, you mum your dubber pretty generally, but when you do slacken your glib you may as well do it civilly." [1857, Hidden Links; Or the Schoolfellows. A Tale, volume 2, page 233:]