hmm

Meanings

1. 1
   intj

   a sound used to show that someone is thinking, hesitating, doubtful, or mildly interested

   Hmm, I need a little more time before I decide.

2. 2
   intj

   a sound used to ask for repetition, an explanation, or an answer

   You said you left the door unlocked, hmm?

3. 3
   verb

   to make a thoughtful or hesitant humming sound

   She hmmed over the proposal before signing it.

Imitative of a closed-mouth humming sound. Its spelling represents a vocal gesture rather than a word inherited from an older lexical root.

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