hmpf

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/hm̩f/

A form of humph — A sound, usually made with a closed mouth pouting, indicating annoyance, indignation, disapproval, doubt, or sighing.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of humph.

    Then he looks at a framed photo from The Daily Pennsylvanian, with the headline “Professor Thayer Retires.” He looks into a mirror, stunned by the face he sees there. And then he says, “Hmpf.” […] Like many older people, I too often say “Hmpf” when I look in the mirror.

    2021 July 7, Jennifer Finney Boylan, “Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda and Me”, in The New York Times
verbhmpf (third-person singular simple present hmpfs, present participle hmpfing, simple past and past participle hmpfed)

present singular third person hmpfs · participle present hmpfing · participle past hmpfed · past hmpfed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of humph.
Cite this entry
APA

hmpf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hmpf

MLA

“hmpf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hmpf. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hmpf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hmpf.

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