- a variation of h'm.
hmm
Britishinterjection
Example Sentences
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“I was reading the Bible the other day, and there were em dashes in the book of James, and I was like, hmm, is this AI-generated?,”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Or … hmm … looking at the first guy on our list, it might not have been the exact right week to use that opening line.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2025
Kate Mansey, an assistant editor at The Times, was more circumspect: "I'm not quite sure what to say about this one, except, hmm..."
From BBC ● May 22, 2024
In Mozambique, Yao honey-hunters do so with a trilled "Brr! ..." followed by a guttural " ... hmm!"
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023
“How are my three Incorrigible children today, hmm? How is my Cassawoofy-woofy-woo? Ready to go off into the woods?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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