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Mum
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Silence. [R.] Hudibras.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. Addison. The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. Pope.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Silent; not speaking. Thackeray. The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. Shak.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4
Part of speech: interjection (interj.)
Be silent! Hush! Mum, then, and no more. Shak.