vum
/vʌm/
vum verb: to vow, swear.
Verb
vum (third-person singular simple present vums, present participle vumming, simple past and past participle vummed)
- To vow, swear.
- 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?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
Interjection
- An exclamation of surprise.
Forms of vum
| third-person singular present | vums |
|---|---|
| present participle | vumming |
| past participle | vummed |
| past | vummed |
Origin of vum
Alteration of vow.
Words that rhyme with vum
Questions about vum
- What does vum mean?
- Vum means to vow, swear.
- What part of speech is vum?
- Vum can be a verb or an interjection.
- How do you pronounce vum?
- Vum is pronounced /vʌm/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of vum?
- The past tense of vum is vummed.
Words near vum in the dictionary
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