"dum" meaning in English

See dum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dʌm/
Rhymes: -ʌm Etymology: From Hindi दम (dam). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hi|दम}} Hindi दम (dam) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dum (not comparable)
  1. (India, cooking) cooked with steam Tags: India, not-comparable Categories (topical): Cooking Related terms: dumpoke
    Sense id: en-dum-en-adj-ZpJ1yVXo Categories (other): Indian English Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /dʌm/
Rhymes: -ʌm Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} dum
  1. (nonstandard, humorous) Alternative spelling of dumb. Tags: alt-of, alternative, humorous, nonstandard Alternative form of: dumb
    Sense id: en-dum-en-adj-g5EaDC3Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Adjective

IPA: /dʌm/
Rhymes: -ʌm Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dum (not comparable)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of damn. Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: damn Related terms: ba-dum ching, ba dum tish, ba dum tss, dum-dum, dum dum, dum dum bullet, dum palm, Tweedle-dum
    Sense id: en-dum-en-adj-YDmhBZ3v Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 23 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 11 64 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 23 entries: 5 0 6 3 24 3 0 2 3 0 10 1 17 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 0 6 2 25 2 0 1 2 0 10 1 19 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Interjection

IPA: /dʌm/
Rhymes: -ʌm Head templates: {{en-interj}} dum
  1. Syllable used when humming a tune.
    Sense id: en-dum-en-intj-iijJrRil
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "homophone": "dumb"
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