humph
interjection
(used to indicate disbelief, contempt, etc.)
umph
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a variation of
humph.
Example Sentences
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“Just needed a little bit more umph on it. Did so many good things this week, and I’m just going to keep reminding myself of that and try to get myself back in this position.”
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2024
Constant rug-pullings complicate this equation, though not in any genuinely surprising ways — the performances are too sleepy and perfunctory to pull off the film’s many tricks and double-crossings with any flair or umph.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
General Assembly, Kupchan said: “There’s upward pressure on the chance of a meeting. If it does happen, we’d see more downward umph on the oil price.”
From Reuters ● Sep. 10, 2019
"Mumble something something stiff upper lip, umph," sniffs another, as Edwards nods and looks crestfallen in his leather blouson.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2013
Then there was a great rustling in the undergrowth, and out ran a wild boar, grunting, 'Umph, umph, umph; someone said dinner was ready.
From The Pink Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
