Humph

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • interjection. Used to express doubt, displeasure, or contempt.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • interjection. Used to express doubt or disapproval
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • interjection. An exclamation denoting surprise, or contempt, doubt, etc.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • An exclamation uttered in the manner of a grunt, and expressive of disbelief, doubt, or dissatisfaction.
  • To utter the syllable humph, as in dissatisfaction; mutter; grumble.
    • Word Usage
    "I am not well assured whether an attack of the "humph" -- "the humph which is black and blue" -- is not also diagnosed by the contemplative insects and forthwith attended to."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    humbug   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ieo    headshaking    harrumph    atteint    people   
     
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