humph
[ an inarticulate expression resembling a snort; spelling pronunciation huhmf ]
interjection
(used to indicate disbelief, contempt, etc.)
verb (used with or without object)
to utter by or as if by expressing “humph.”
Origin of humph
1First recorded in 1675–85
- Also umph [uhm, uhmf; spelling pronunciation uhmf] /əm, əmf; spelling pronunciation ʌmf/ .
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How to use humph in a sentence
Umph again, Whimple, you and the government will be umphing to the finish, and then you'll umph some more.
William Adolphus Turnpike | William Banks
British Dictionary definitions for humph
humph
/ (spelling pron hʌmf) /
interjection
an exclamation of annoyance, dissatisfaction, scepticism, etc
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