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See also:HMMandhm̀m̌

English

Alternative forms

hm,hum,hmmm,h'm

Etymology

Seehum.

Pronunciation

(UK, US)IPA^(key): /hm̩/,[m̥m̩˦˨]
Audio(US): (file)

Interjection

hmm

Indicatesthinking orpondering.
Hmm... that's an interesting idea.
Hmm... I just can't decide between the two.
Hmm... creation or evolution? That’s the big question.
- May 12 1991, “Kidnapped!”, inJeeves and Wooster, season 2, episode 5:
  Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
  B. Wooster:Hmm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?
  Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.
A demand for an answer to a question.
Just where were you until 2 a.m.?Hmm?

Synonyms

hnn

Translations

indicating thinking or pondering

Belarusian:гм(hm),хм(xm)
Catalan:hum (ca)
Chinese:
Cantonese:唔 (yue)(m⁴)
Mandarin:哼 (zh)(hēng),嗯 (zh)(ēn),噷 (zh)(hm)
Czech:hm (cs)
Dutch:hm (nl)
Esperanto:hm
Finnish:hmm
French:hum (fr)
Georgian:ჰმ(hm)
German:hm (de),tja (de)
Greek:χμ (el)(chm)
Italian:mmh,uhm,hmm
Japanese:うーん(ūn),んー(nn),ふむ (ja)(fumu),ふむふむ(fumufumu)
Korean:음 (ko)(eum),으음(eueum)
Malay:hm
Norwegian:hmm
Polish:hmm (pl)
Portuguese:hmm,mmm (pt)
Russian:хм (ru)(xm),гм (ru)(hm)
Spanish:hmm (es)
Swedish:hmm
Ukrainian:хм(xm),гм(hm)

Verb

hmm (third-person singular simple presenthmms,present participlehmming,simple past and past participlehmmed)

(intransitive) To make a thoughtful humming noise.

See also

Anagrams

MMH,mhm

Finnish

Etymology

Commonly found in many languages. Probably imitative.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [m̥m̩˦˨]

Interjection

hmm

hmm

Further reading

“hmm”, inKielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–, retrieved2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Interjection

hmm

expressingskepticism
Paul viendra mardi. -Hmm.. j’en suis pas si sûr.
Paul will come on Tuesday. -Hmm.. I'm not so sure.

Further reading

“hmm”, inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

Hungarian

Interjection

hmm

Indicatingthinking,pondering,surprise orannoyance.

Polish

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [xm̥m]
Audio: (file)

Interjection

hmm

hmm(indicating thinking or pondering)
Synonym:hm

Further reading

hmm in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Interjection

hmm

Alternative form ofhm

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