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hmm^¹

/hm̩/ UK, US
[m̥m̩˦˨] UK, US

Where it comes from

See hum.

interjection hm · hum · hmmm · h'm

Indicates thinking or pondering. Hmm... that's an interesting idea.
Indicates surprise or cluelessness; especially a response by a person who is questioned or addressed when not expecting it. "You there! Where are you going?" "Hmm? Oh, I just need to get a drink."
A demand for an answer to a question. Just where were you until 2 a.m.? Hmm?

Similar: hnn

verb hmms · hmming · hmmed · hm · hum

intransitive To make a thoughtful humming noise.

HMM^²

noun HMMs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of hidden Markov model

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hum, umm, ahem, mmmm, right, yeah, well, what, master, yes, hey, daddy, dad, okay, lynette, wayne

interjection

Similar: hnn

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intj indicating thinking or pondering

Español	hmm
한국어	음, 으음 eueum
日本語	うーん ūn, んー nn, ふむ fumu, ふむふむ fumufumu
中文	哼 hēng, 嗯 ēn, 噷 hm
Português	hmm, mmm
Français	hum
Deutsch	hm, tja
Italiano	mmh, uhm, hmm
Ελληνικά	χμ chm
Русский	хм xm, гм hm

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@misc{hmm_2026,
  title = {hmm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hmm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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