mumps

noun

Meaning

A grimace.
To mumble, speak unclearly.
To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.
To beg, especially if using a repeated phrase.
To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.
To be sullen or sulky.
A cube of peat.
A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.
A gloomy or sullen silence.

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