[
UK
/mˈʌm/
]
[ US /ˈməm/ ]
[ US /ˈməm/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
the witness remained silent
NOUN
- of China
- informal terms for a mother
-
secrecy
mum's the word
How To Use mum In A Sentence
- WorldCom promises not to impose a minimum call charge and no set up or monthly rental fee.
- His mane is a little threadbare and Mum threatens to bin him calling him moth-eaten!
- Mum has been a lot more cheerful since Quigley was declared bankrupt, insane and guilty of fraud.
- Employers and business groups contend that a higher minimum wage would saddle them with higher labor costs.
- Most mums-to-be want to look just as nice as they did before they became pregnant.
- Take the maximum draw weight of the bow required and multiply this by a factor of 5.
- So it is logical that she wants to know who is mummy to the biggest daddy of them all, not that there are any logical answers. Times, Sunday Times
- My mum was cool about whatever I wore.
- Reaching a maximum height of 56cm the pygmy goat is essentially a pet.
- At a minimum, the Bush administration had better step up its promotion of the economy's current sizzling performance.