dum

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/dʌm/

adjective

cooked with steam

OriginHindi दम →
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Meanings

dum1

adjectivedum (not comparable)
  1. Indianot comparablecookingcooked with steam

dum2

interjection
  1. Syllable used when humming a tune.

    I like to hang out with friends and travel the world. But if there's one thing I really love, it's Doctor Who. Dum de dum, dum de dum, dum de dum. Whooo-eee-oooo dum de dum, de dum de dum.

    2012, Graeme Burk, Robert Smith, Who is the Doctor

dum3

adjective
  1. alternativehumorousnonstandardAlternative spelling of dumb.

dum4

adjectivedum (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of damn.

Dum5

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Hindiदम
  2. Englishdum

From Hindi दम (dam).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dum

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Sounds the same

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Anagrams

mud
Cite this entry
APA

dum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dum

MLA

“dum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dum.

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