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mum

[muhm] / mʌm /
ADJECTIVE
silent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bashful
STRONG
mute quiet shy still
WEAK
buttoned-up clammed up closemouthed hushed muted nonvocal not forthcoming not talkative reserved secretive soundless speechless tight-lipped tongue-tied uncommunicative unsociable unspeaking voiceless wordless zipped
Antonyms
STRONG
agitated

Example Sentences

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"I have carer responsibilities for my mum and I'm unable to move, so I've been training for three years for what feels like nothing."

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

"Sometimes I would have asked my mum after we'd ended up in hospital overnight if she could transfer me money as I wasn't expecting to be here, we were skimping to get by," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

His mum has said it's important his story "doesn't scare people" because what happened to Malachi was very rare.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Her mum, thankful that they are through the other side of treatment, hopes that by speaking out other families will, in time, get the financial help they did not.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The filth and ash that had taken his mum was returning up the cliff face in tendrils of smoke, smoke that he couldn’t help but breathe in.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness

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