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• hm
  hm

  hectometer; hectometers.
• h'm
  h'm

  interjection

  (used typically to express thoughtful absorption, hesitation, doubt, or perplexity.)
• HM
  HM

  abbreviation

  Hispanic male.
• H.M.
  H.M.

  abbreviation

  Her Majesty.

hm

¹ American  

1. hectometer; hectometers.

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h'm ² American  

[hmm] / hmm /

Or hmm

interjection

1. (used typically to express thoughtful absorption, hesitation, doubt, or perplexity.)

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HM ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Hispanic male.

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H.M. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Her Majesty.

2. His Majesty.

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HM ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. His ( or Her) Majesty

2. heavy metal (sense 1)

3. headmaster; headmistress

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hm ² British  

symbol

1. hectometre

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hm ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Heard and McDonald Islands

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h'm ⁴ British  

/ hmmm /

interjection

1. used to indicate hesitation, doubt, assent, pleasure, etc

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

hm h'm HM H.M.

“Some self-reflection of, hm, I may be guilty of some of these things toward her as well.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025

And the IRS said because he had now an advocate, the agency could no longer speak with hm directly.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2023

He had lost people close to hm in the tragic Cal Poly football team plane crash.

From Fox News ● Dec. 28, 2021

I didn't know hm as the contemporary comedian of my youth.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2021

Then at last he said: “Ha, hm, I was expecting you, Master Wormtongue.”

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

I suppose that has to be--at the first, h'm?

From The Flower of the Chapdelaines by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn

"H'm, h'm," she murmured, as she looked over the titles.

From Jewel's Story Book by Clara Louise Burnham

Everyone jumped, so did I. He shook his head with a subdued "h'm."

From My Reminiscences by Sasi Kumar Hesh

"We'll just rush him to the car—but, h'm!"

From The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott

Miss Payne uttered an inarticulate sound between a h'm and a groan, by which she generally expressed indefinite dissent and disapprobation.

From A Crooked Path A Novel by Mrs. Alexander

HM Revenue and Customs seized the cigarettes from a unit he kept in Elkington Street, in the Aston area of Birmingham, during a raid in February 2019.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

In 2023-24, estates with a valuation of £10m only paid an average effective inheritance tax rate of 18%, according to estimates from HM Revenue and Customs.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

A UK inquiry found that HM Coastguard in Dover had limited capacity due to chronic staff shortages, while a surveillance aircraft was not launched due to poor weather conditions.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

In an update early on Sunday, HM Coastguard in Falmouth confirmed three of the five people aboard the boat had now been accounted for.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Trí urgarta bíd: a chaithem cen altugud, a chaithem d'éis óiged, a chaithem réna thrath cóir. haurgartho N1 hurgairt HM hurghairrthe H2 d'aithli aidead H cóir om.

From The Triads of Ireland by Kuno Meyer

Phil, though with three lofty new titles to his name: Oscar L. Tang and H.M.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Henry Molaison — known for decades only as H.M. — became one of the most famous patients in neuroscience after losing his ability to form memories entirely in 1953.

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025

On September 1, 1953, H.M. underwent brain surgery, removing his hippocampus to cure his epilepsy.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024

As part of the gift, the music director will become The Oscar L. Tang and H.M.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

One may, for example, to-day watch women in the shipyards of the North hard at work, chipping and cleaning the ships’ decks, repairing hulls, or laying electric wire on board H.M. battleships.

From The Woman's Part A Record of Munitions Work by L. K. Yates

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