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Mumming vs Summing - What's the difference?

mumming | summing |

As verbs the difference between mumming and summing

is that mumming is present participle of lang=en while summing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between mumming and summing

is that mumming is a pantomime or dumb show while summing is the act or result of addition; a sum.

mumming

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pantomime or dumb show.
  • * 2011 , Susan Lauffer O'Hara, The Theatricality of Mary Wroth's Pamphilia to Amphilanthus
    • The court masque has its origin in medieval court mummings .

    summing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or result of addition; a sum.
  • * 1815 , John Dougall, The Young Man's Best Companion and Guide to Useful Knowledge
    • In this manner each page [of accounts] is summed up, and the amount of the last page of all, as comprehending all the particular summings of the preceding pages, is to be considered as the total amount of the whole account.