Meaning

1 senses

  1. To utter "humph!" in doubt or disapproval.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Humph! I don't want to speak about this now.

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Origin

A natural utterance, first recorded in the mid-16th century.

A natural utterance, first recorded in the mid-16th century.

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Forms

humphs, humphing, humphed, humphed
Base formhumph · to humph
3rd person singularhumphs
Present participlehumphing
Past simplehumphed
Past participlehumphed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhumph
he, she, ithumphs

Past simpleLesson

all personshumphed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill humph

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
humphumpbackhumushunhunch

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