harumph

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeia.

Alternative forms

• harrumph

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /həˈɹʌmf/

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• Hyphenation: ha‧rumph

Interjection

harumph

1. An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, refusal or dismissal.

   Harumph! She is welcome to try, but I'm not going to bother helping.

Noun

harumph (plural harumphs)

1. An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, or dismissal; a huff, grunt, or snort.

   I didn't get a harumph out of that guy.

   Give the governor a harumph.

Verb

harumph (third-person singular simple present harumphs, present participle harumphing, simple past and past participle harumphed)

1. To dislike, protest, or dismiss.

Translations

dislike

• German: missbilligen (de)

• Serbo-Croatian: gunđati (sh), negodovati (sh)

Quotations

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:harumph.