Meaning

1 senses

  1. To make a thoughtful humming noise.

Examples

37 sentences

  1. Hmm, what's this?

    Гм, що це? — deniko

    ruХм, что это? — odexed

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  2. Hmm, how shall I say this?

    deHm, wie soll ich’s sagen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Hmm, did we have some breadcrumbs?

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  4. Hmm. No one ever asks me.

    Хм. Мене ніхто ніколи не питає. — deniko

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  5. Hmm... what do I do now?

    deHm ... was soll ich tun? — Zephyr

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Forms

hmms, hmming, hmmed, hmmed
Base formhmm · to hmm
3rd person singularhmms
Present participlehmming
Past simplehmmed
Past participlehmmed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhmm
he, she, ithmms

Past simpleLesson

all personshmmed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave hmmed
he, she, ithas hmmed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hmm

Word family

2 related words
Relatedhrmphhumph

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hitmanhitterhivehoardhoarderhoarse

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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