hmm

See also: HMM and hm̀m̌

English

Alternative forms

• hm, hum, hmmm, h'm

Etymology

See hum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hm̩/, [m̥m̩˦˨]

• Audio (US):

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Interjection

hmm

1. Indicating thinking or pondering.

   Hmm... that's an interesting idea.

   Hmm... I just can't decide between the two.

   Hmm... creation or evolution? That’s the big question.

2. 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)
• Esperanto: hm
• Finnish: hmm
• French: hum (fr)
• Georgian: ჰმ (hm)
• German: hm (de), tja (de)
• Greek: χμ (el) (chm)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: mmh, uhm, hmm
• Japanese: うーん (ūn), ふむ (ja) (fumu)
• 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) (can sometimes sound "huh")
• Swedish: hmm
• Ukrainian: хм (xm), гм (hm)

Verb

hmm (third-person singular simple present hmms, present participle hmming, simple past and past participle hmmed)

1. (intransitive) To make a thoughtful humming noise.

See also

• hrmph
• humph
• hmph

Anagrams

• MMH, mhm

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Finnish

Interjection

1. hmm

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French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Interjection

hmm

1. expressing skepticism

   Paul viendra mardi. - Hmm.. j'en suis pas si sûr.

Further reading

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

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Hungarian

Interjection

hmm

1. Indicating thinking, pondering, surprise or annoyance.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hm̩m/

• Audio:

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Interjection

hmm

1. hmm (indicating thinking or pondering)

   Synonym: hm

Further reading

• hmm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hmm in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Interjection

1. Alternative form of hm