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单词 humph
释义 humph
I. \typically a snort or a strong h-sound followed by a contemptuously intoned m-sound or vowel ˈə the ˈə usu nasalized; often read as ˈhəm(p)f\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: imitative of a grunt
: a sound expressive of doubt or contempt
 < voiced many a skeptical humphTime >
— often used as an interjection
II. \ˈhəm(p)f\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
: to utter a humph
 < humphed and shagged upstairs — Feike Feikema >
transitive verb
: to utter in a tone suggestive of a humph
 < might as well give one to the Queen of England, humphed a correspondent — Horace Sutton >
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