fum

F4U1M3
/fʌm/

verb

To play upon a fiddle.

OriginChinese 鳳 →
UncommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

fum1

verbfum (third-person singular simple present fums, present participle fumming, simple past and past participle fummed)

present singular third person fums · participle present fumming · participle past fummed · past fummed

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo play upon a fiddle.

    Follow me, and fum as you go.

    c. 1604, Thomas Dekker, John Webster, Westward Ho

fum2

nounfum (plural fums)

plural fums · alternative feng · alternative fung · alternative fung-hwang

  1. obsoletehuman sciencesThe fenghuang, a mythological Chinese bird.

    The fum is a bird said to be found in no part of the world but China. It is described as of most admirable beauty, and if at any time absent, or long unseen, it is regarded as an omen of some misfortune to the royal family.

    1823, Richard Sickelmore, The history of Brighton from the earliest period to the present time

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fenghuangfung-hwang

Origin

  1. Chinese鳳
  2. Chinese鳳
  3. Englishfum

Borrowed from Chinese 鳳 /凤.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fum

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Chicago

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