hm
hectometer; hectometers.
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hm
1 American
h'm
2
American
[hmm]
/ hmm /
Or
hmm
interjection
HM
3
American
abbreviation
H.M.
4
American
abbreviation
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Her Majesty.
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His Majesty.
HM
1
British
abbreviation
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His ( or Her) Majesty
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heavy metal (sense 1)
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headmaster; headmistress
hm
2
British
symbol
hm
3
British
abbreviation
h'm
4
British
/ hmmm /
interjection
Vocabulary lists containing hm
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Example Sentences
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Everyone jumped, so did I. He shook his head with a subdued "h'm."
From My Reminiscences by Hesh, Sasi Kumar
Sir Randle Filson ... wreaths were sent by ... h'm, h'm, h'm, h'm ...
From The Big Drum A Comedy in Four Acts by Pinero, Arthur Wing, Sir
Said the bee, "We'll try it there together some day, h'm?" and Cupid mutely sparkled: "Oh, by all means! the three of us!"
From The Flower of the Chapdelaines by Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay)
And so, disregarding the cold impertinence of that ... h’m ... governess, his wife naturally responded.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Conrad, Joseph
"I guess it had—I'd hate to think of his getting it so's it would hurt any more than it had to, h'm?"
From The Night Operator by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)
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