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Definition of harrumph in English: harrumphverbhəˈrʌmfhəˈrəmf [no object]1Clear the throat noisily. he harrumphed and said, ‘I am deeply obliged.’ Example sentencesExamples - Every few seconds he harrumphed noisily to indicate his impatience.
- After an hour of me trying to sleep while he showed his displeasure by snorting, harrumphing and pacing back and forth along the edge, I ceded 60% of the space to him and he was on his back and snoring within five minutes.
- I harrumphed, but what is a throat-clearing to someone who knowingly courts cancer two dozen times a day?
- ‘And if I may be permitted, I would like to read a few extracts from this report,’ said Rehn, harrumphing as he plucked out some papers from the cascade.
- The silence was doubly odd because Bringweather wasn't even harrumphing or clearing his phlegmy throat.
- 1.1 Grumpily express dissatisfaction or disapproval.
sceptics tend to harrumph at case histories like this Example sentencesExamples - There is scant enthusiasm for a real leader; they seem stolid, harrumphing about white papers.
- ‘That's the last time I let you come to the Oscar party,’ he harrumphed.
- ‘We're all entitled to a bit of misanthropy now and again,’ he harrumphs when I ask about this, ‘considering the complete craziness of a lot of people in the world.’
- ‘Some members of the media decide not to write accurately,’ she harrumphs in relation to a question about how her relationship with the press has changed over the years.
- Although the media companies harrumph about the dangers of the new technology, they are all well aware of the lesson of the video, and the immense potential profitability of the new digital forms of distribution.
noun həˈrʌmfhəˈrəmf 1A noisy clearing of the throat. Example sentencesExamples - And all across the land, you heard muffled harrumphs of agreement from the faithful.
- With an annoyed sounding harrumph, Alissa stalked away from John and flopped angrily down on the ground next to a large tree.
- Strise harrumphs loudly as he pushes himself to his feet.
- I think he makes a harrumph sound, but he could be clearing a rogue sunflower seed from the workings of his oesophagus.
- Interviewees have thus been treated to loftily dismissive asides, barely stifled yawns and muffled harrumphs.
- 1.1 A grumpy expression of dissatisfaction or disapproval.
the violence in the material is not new, his harrumphs notwithstanding as exclamation one can hear the objections already: too much trouble … positively silly … harrumph! Example sentencesExamples - My antennae go up when people start talking about threats to "human individuality and dignity" - that's a harrumph, not an argument.
- Yin Xi guessed the sound equated somewhat to a harrumph of dissatisfaction.
Definition of harrumph in US English: harrumphverbhəˈrəmf [no object]1Clear the throat noisily. Example sentencesExamples - Every few seconds he harrumphed noisily to indicate his impatience.
- The silence was doubly odd because Bringweather wasn't even harrumphing or clearing his phlegmy throat.
- After an hour of me trying to sleep while he showed his displeasure by snorting, harrumphing and pacing back and forth along the edge, I ceded 60% of the space to him and he was on his back and snoring within five minutes.
- ‘And if I may be permitted, I would like to read a few extracts from this report,’ said Rehn, harrumphing as he plucked out some papers from the cascade.
- I harrumphed, but what is a throat-clearing to someone who knowingly courts cancer two dozen times a day?
- 1.1 Grumpily express dissatisfaction or disapproval.
skeptics tend to harrumph at case histories like this Example sentencesExamples - ‘That's the last time I let you come to the Oscar party,’ he harrumphed.
- ‘We're all entitled to a bit of misanthropy now and again,’ he harrumphs when I ask about this, ‘considering the complete craziness of a lot of people in the world.’
- ‘Some members of the media decide not to write accurately,’ she harrumphs in relation to a question about how her relationship with the press has changed over the years.
- Although the media companies harrumph about the dangers of the new technology, they are all well aware of the lesson of the video, and the immense potential profitability of the new digital forms of distribution.
- There is scant enthusiasm for a real leader; they seem stolid, harrumphing about white papers.
nounhəˈrəmf 1A noisy clearing of the throat. Example sentencesExamples - Interviewees have thus been treated to loftily dismissive asides, barely stifled yawns and muffled harrumphs.
- Strise harrumphs loudly as he pushes himself to his feet.
- With an annoyed sounding harrumph, Alissa stalked away from John and flopped angrily down on the ground next to a large tree.
- I think he makes a harrumph sound, but he could be clearing a rogue sunflower seed from the workings of his oesophagus.
- And all across the land, you heard muffled harrumphs of agreement from the faithful.
- 1.1 A grumpy expression of dissatisfaction or disapproval.
Example sentencesExamples - Yin Xi guessed the sound equated somewhat to a harrumph of dissatisfaction.
- My antennae go up when people start talking about threats to "human individuality and dignity" - that's a harrumph, not an argument.
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