mumming

English

Verb

mumming

  1. present participle of mum
  2. present participle of mumm

Noun

mumming (plural mummings)

  1. A pantomime or dumb show.
    • 2011, Susan Lauffer O'Hara, The Theatricality of Mary Wroth's Pamphilia to Amphilanthus
      The court masque has its origin in medieval court mummings.
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