(dated) A gloomy or sullen silence.
Used in a Sentence
mumps
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for mumps.
Editorial note
She contracted mumps and pneumonia in a fairly short time period, then was left with ongoing fatigue.
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Quick take
(dated) A gloomy or sullen silence.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of mumps gathered in one view.
Acronym of Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System, a programming language (and database) developed originally to be specifically for hierarchically arranged records, such as medical records.
(pathology) 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.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for mumps.
noun
(dated) A gloomy or sullen silence.
noun
Acronym of Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System, a programming language (and database) developed originally to be specifically for hierarchically arranged records, such as medical records.
noun
(pathology) 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.
Example sentences
She contracted mumps and pneumonia in a fairly short time period, then was left with ongoing fatigue.
Anyone who said that mumps was eradicated is kidding themselves.
Integrating with Epic is pretty hard--unless the client really twists their arm, they basically won't say anything to help you with their software or access their piles of shitty databases (mumps lol).
My sister works for a place using Mumps.
Proper noun examples
My sister works for a place using Mumps.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use mumps in a sentence?
She contracted mumps and pneumonia in a fairly short time period, then was left with ongoing fatigue.
What does mumps mean?
(dated) A gloomy or sullen silence.
What part of speech is mumps?
mumps is commonly used as noun.