Definitions

1. verb

to make a dull or muffled sound, especially when something is being cut or chopped.

“The gardener had to stum through the thick branches to reach the overgrown rose bush.”

2. verb

to make a dull or muffled noise, especially of footsteps.

“We had to stum through the hallway to avoid waking the sleeping baby.”

3. noun

a dull or muffled sound, especially of footsteps.

“The stum of our footsteps on the creaky floorboard woke up the neighbors.”