different between hmm vs hrmm
hmm
English
Alternative forms
- hm, hum, hmmm, h'm
Etymology
See hum.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /hm?/, [m?m???]
Interjection
hmm
- Indicating thinking or pondering.
- 1991 May 12, "Kidnapped!" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:
- Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
B. Wooster: Hmm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?
Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.
- Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
- Hmm... that's an interesting idea.
- Hmm... I just can't decide between the two.
- Hmm... creation or evolution? That’s the big question.
- 1991 May 12, "Kidnapped!" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:
- A demand for an answer to a question.
- Just where were you until 2 a.m.? Hmm?
Synonyms
- hnn
Translations
Verb
hmm (third-person singular simple present hmms, present participle hmming, simple past and past participle hmmed)
- (intransitive) To make a thoughtful humming noise.
See also
- hrmph
- humph
- hmph
Anagrams
- MMH, mhm
Finnish
Interjection
hmm
- hmm
French
Interjection
hmm
- expressing skepticism
- Paul viendra mardi. - Hmm.. j'en suis pas si sûr.
Further reading
- “hmm” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hungarian
Interjection
hmm
- Indicating thinking, pondering, surprise or annoyance.
Portuguese
Interjection
hmm
- Alternative form of hm
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hrmm
English
Interjection
hrmm
- Alternative form of hrm
- 2009, Matthue Roth, Never Mind The Goldbergs
- “Hrmm. I see your stylist's been working nights.” He surveyed the train wreck of my hair in the rearview mirror.
- 2009, Matthue Roth, Never Mind The Goldbergs
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