v. i. [ Akin to mumble; cf. D. mompen to cheat; perh. orig., to whine like a beggar, D. mompelen to mumble. See Mumble, Mum, and cf. Mumps. ]
He mumps, and lovers, and hangs the lip. Taylor, 1630. [ 1913 Webster ]
And then when mumping with a sore leg, . . . canting and whining. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Old men who mump their passion. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A beggar; a begging impostor. [ 1913 Webster ]
Deceived by the tales of a Lincoln's Inn mumper. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Sullen, sulky. --
n. [ Prov. E. mump to be sulky. Cf. Mump, Mumble, and Mum. ]