humph
Americaninterjection
verb (used with or without object)
interjection
Etymology
Origin of humph
First recorded in 1675–85
Example Sentences
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The hump theory was the first to be discarded as so much humph.
From Time Magazine Archive
This sorta made sense, but Genie didn’t respond with anything other than a humph.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
She makes it sound like she is so cut up to be giving them this information, and it’s all just humph out of her head.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
No such despair of the issue, however, came over my friend—he did not appear in the least disconcerted; but, on the completion of the fruitless search, merely nodded his head, uttering an expressive humph.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII by John Mackay Wilson
Give me your hand—humph, humph, you go to see fashions, you are the king's jester, your name is Robin Mutton!
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 by Peter Anthony Motteux
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