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an inarticulate expression resembling a snort or grunt; spelling pron. hʌmfhumph

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Wiktionary

  1. humphinterjection

    Used to express doubt or disapproval

Wikipedia

  1. humph

    This is a list of compositions by jazz musician Thelonious Monk.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Humph

    an exclamation denoting surprise, or contempt, doubt, etc

  2. Etymology: [Of imitative origin.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Humph

    humf, interj. an exclamation expressive of dissatisfaction or incredulity.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of HUMPH in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of HUMPH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of HUMPH in a Sentence

  1. Robert Smith Surtees:

    'Humph' grunted Mr. Romford, seeing his worst fears about to be realized. He had dreamt that he had timbled over a poodle in the drawing-room, and squirted a bottle of porter right into a lady's face. 'Who's goin' besides ourselves' asked Romford, wishing to know the worst at once. 'Better be killed than frightened to death,' thought he.

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