See hmm on Wiktionary
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"text": "Hmm... that's an interesting idea.",
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"text": "Hmm... I just can't decide between the two.",
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{
"text": "Just where were you until 2 a.m.? Hmm?",
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "hm",
"sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
"word": "гм"
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"code": "be",
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"sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
"word": "唔"
},
{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
"word": "哼"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
"word": "嗯"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
"word": "噷"
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{
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"word": "hm"
},
{
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{
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},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
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"word": "hum"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "hm",
"sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
"word": "ჰმ"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
"word": "hm"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
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},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chm",
"sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
"word": "χμ"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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},
{
"code": "it",
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},
{
"code": "it",
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"word": "hmm"
},
{
"code": "ja",
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{
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},
{
"code": "ja",
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},
{
"code": "ja",
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"sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
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},
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
"tags": [
"hangeul"
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{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
"word": "hm"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
"word": "hmm"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
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"word": "hmm"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"word": "hmm"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
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},
{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
"word": "хм"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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{
"code": "es",
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"word": "hmm"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
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"word": "hmm"
},
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},
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"word": "гм"
}
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"Terms with Cantonese translations",
"Terms with Catalan translations",
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"Terms with French translations",
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{
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{
"word": "mm-hmm"
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"To make a thoughtful humming noise."
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{
"word": "hum"
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{
"word": "hmmm"
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{
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"english": "Paul will come on Tuesday. - Hmm.. I'm not so sure.",
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"thinking",
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[
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