"vum" meaning in English

See vum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /vʌm/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vum.wav
Rhymes: -ʌm Etymology: Alteration of vow. Head templates: {{en-interj}} vum
  1. (US) An exclamation of surprise. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-vum-en-intj-3o-iLYuU Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Verb

IPA: /vʌm/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vum.wav Forms: vums [present, singular, third-person], vumming [participle, present], vummed [participle, past], vummed [past]
Rhymes: -ʌm Etymology: Alteration of vow. Head templates: {{en-verb}} vum (third-person singular simple present vums, present participle vumming, simple past and past participle vummed)
  1. (US, colloquial) To vow, swear. Tags: US, colloquial
    Sense id: en-vum-en-verb-SqfEEDD5 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Alteration of vow.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vums",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vumming",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vummed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vummed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “Ch. 3”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:",
          "text": "I vum it's Sunday—you won't see that harpooneer to-night; he's come to anchor somewhere—come along then; do come; won't ye come?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To vow, swear."
      ],
      "id": "en-vum-en-verb-SqfEEDD5",
      "links": [
        [
          "vow",
          "vow"
        ],
        [
          "swear",
          "swear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, colloquial) To vow, swear."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vʌm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌm"
    }
  ],
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}

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        }
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        "An exclamation of surprise."
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ]
      ],
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        "(US) An exclamation of surprise."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌm"
    }
  ],
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    "English lemmas",
    "English verbs",
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:English/ʌm/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Alteration of vow.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vums",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vumming",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vummed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vummed",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English colloquialisms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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          "text": "I vum it's Sunday—you won't see that harpooneer to-night; he's come to anchor somewhere—come along then; do come; won't ye come?",
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        }
      ],
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        "To vow, swear."
      ],
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          "vow",
          "vow"
        ],
        [
          "swear",
          "swear"
        ]
      ],
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        "(US, colloquial) To vow, swear."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vʌm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vum"
}

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    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English verbs",
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:English/ʌm/1 syllable"
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        "An exclamation of surprise."
      ],
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        "(US) An exclamation of surprise."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌm"
    }
  ],
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}

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