"hmm" meaning in All languages combined

See hmm on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: /hm̩/ [UK, US], [m̥m̩˦˨] [UK, US] Audio: en-us-hmm.ogg [US]
Etymology: See hum. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hum}} hum Head templates: {{en-interj}} hmm
  1. Indicating thinking or pondering. Translations (indicating thinking or pondering): гм (hm) (Belarusian), хм (xm) (Belarusian), hum (Catalan), (m⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), (hēng) (Chinese Mandarin), (ēn) (Chinese Mandarin), (hm) (Chinese Mandarin), hm (Czech), hm (Esperanto), hmm (Finnish), hum (French), ჰმ (hm) (Georgian), hm (German), tja (German), χμ (chm) (Greek), mmh (Italian), uhm (Italian), hmm (Italian), うーん (ūn) (Japanese), ふむ (fumu) (Japanese), ふむふむ (fumufumu) (Japanese), [hangeul] (Korean), 으음 (eueum) (Korean), hm (Malay), hmm (Norwegian), hmm (Polish), hmm (Portuguese), mmm (Portuguese), хм (xm) (Russian), гм (hm) (Russian), hmm (note: can sometimes sound "huh") (Spanish), hmm (Swedish), хм (xm) (Ukrainian), гм (hm) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-hmm-en-intj-TOvMlTWs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 9 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 67 9 24 Disambiguation of 'indicating thinking or pondering': 98 2
  2. A demand for an answer to a question.
    Sense id: en-hmm-en-intj-576mEGZ1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hnn, hm, hum, hmmm, h'm

Verb [English]

IPA: /hm̩/ [UK, US], [m̥m̩˦˨] [UK, US] Audio: en-us-hmm.ogg [US] Forms: hmms [present, singular, third-person], hmming [participle, present], hmmed [participle, past], hmmed [past]
Etymology: See hum. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hum}} hum Head templates: {{en-verb}} hmm (third-person singular simple present hmms, present participle hmming, simple past and past participle hmmed)
  1. (intransitive) To make a thoughtful humming noise. Tags: intransitive Related terms: hrmph, humph, hmph, mm-hmm
    Sense id: en-hmm-en-verb-yA3JT1Gd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hm, hum, hmmm, h'm

Interjection [Finnish]

IPA: [m̥m̩˦˨]
Etymology: Commonly found in many languages. Probably imitative. Head templates: {{head|fi|interjections|head=}} hmm, {{fi-int}} hmm
  1. hmm
    Sense id: en-hmm-fi-intj-CgNNycDQ Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header

Interjection [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-hmm.wav
  1. expressing skepticism
    Sense id: en-hmm-fr-intj-SX1~qT-~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Interjection [Hungarian]

Head templates: {{head|hu|interjection}} hmm
  1. Indicating thinking, pondering, surprise or annoyance.
    Sense id: en-hmm-hu-intj-qZrT-uhD Categories (other): Hungarian entries with incorrect language header

Interjection [Polish]

IPA: /xm̥m/
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onom|pl}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|pl|interjection}} hmm
  1. hmm (indicating thinking or pondering) Synonyms: hm
    Sense id: en-hmm-pl-intj-WgimTnzP Categories (other): Polish entries with incorrect language header, Polish onomatopoeias

Interjection [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|interjection|head=hmm|sort=}} hmm, {{pt-interj}} hmm
  1. Alternative form of hm Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hm
    Sense id: en-hmm-pt-intj-n3axzYWk Categories (other): English filled pauses, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hmm meaning in All languages combined (11.3kB)

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          "text": "Hmm... that's an interesting idea.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "Hmm... I just can't decide between the two.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "Hmm... creation or evolution? That’s the big question.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "May 12 1991, “Kidnapped!”, in Jeeves and Wooster, season 2, episode 5",
          "text": "Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.\nB. Wooster: Hmm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?\nJeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.",
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          "word": "ჰმ"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "text": "Just where were you until 2 a.m.? Hmm?",
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          "english": "Paul will come on Tuesday. - Hmm.. I'm not so sure.",
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        "2": "hum"
      },
      "expansion": "hum",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See hum.",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hmm",
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    }
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  "pos": "intj",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Hmm... that's an interesting idea.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Hmm... I just can't decide between the two.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Hmm... creation or evolution? That’s the big question.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "May 12 1991, “Kidnapped!”, in Jeeves and Wooster, season 2, episode 5",
          "text": "Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.\nB. Wooster: Hmm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?\nJeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.",
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        }
      ],
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        "Indicating thinking or pondering."
      ],
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          "thinking",
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          "pondering",
          "pondering"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Just where were you until 2 a.m.? Hmm?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A demand for an answer to a question."
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[m̥m̩˦˨]",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-hmm.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e2/En-us-hmm.ogg/En-us-hmm.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/En-us-hmm.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "word": "hnn"
    },
    {
      "word": "hm"
    },
    {
      "word": "hum"
    },
    {
      "word": "hmmm"
    },
    {
      "word": "h'm"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "hm",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "гм"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "xm",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "хм"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hum"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "m⁴",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "唔"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hēng",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "哼"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ēn",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "嗯"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hm",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "噷"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hm"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hmm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "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",
      "word": "tja"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chm",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "χμ"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "mmh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "uhm"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hmm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ūn",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "うーん"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fumu",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "ふむ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fumufumu",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "ふむふむ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "tags": [
        "hangeul"
      ],
      "word": "음"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eueum",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "으음"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hmm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hmm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "mmm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xm",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "хм"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "hm",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "гм"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "note": "can sometimes sound \"huh\"",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hmm"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hmm"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xm",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "хм"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hm",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "гм"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hmm"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "English words without vowels"
  ],
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        "2": "hum"
      },
      "expansion": "hum",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "hmms",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hmming",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hmmed",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hmmed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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    }
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "hrmph"
    },
    {
      "word": "humph"
    },
    {
      "word": "hmph"
    },
    {
      "word": "mm-hmm"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make a thoughtful humming noise."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To make a thoughtful humming noise."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hm̩/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[m̥m̩˦˨]",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-hmm.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e2/En-us-hmm.ogg/En-us-hmm.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/En-us-hmm.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "hm"
    },
    {
      "word": "hum"
    },
    {
      "word": "hmmm"
    },
    {
      "word": "h'm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hmm"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Commonly found in many languages. Probably imitative.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "interjections",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "hmm",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hmm",
      "name": "fi-int"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Finnish interjections",
        "Finnish lemmas",
        "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hmm"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hmm",
          "#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[m̥m̩˦˨]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hmm"
}

{
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French interjections",
        "French lemmas",
        "French terms with audio links",
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Paul will come on Tuesday. - Hmm.. I'm not so sure.",
          "text": "Paul viendra mardi. - Hmm.. j’en suis pas si sûr.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "expressing skepticism"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "skepticism",
          "skepticism"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-hmm.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0e/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-hmm.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-hmm.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0e/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-hmm.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-hmm.wav.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hmm"
}

{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hu",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "hmm",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hungarian",
  "lang_code": "hu",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hungarian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hungarian interjections",
        "Hungarian lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicating thinking, pondering, surprise or annoyance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thinking",
          "thinking"
        ],
        [
          "pondering",
          "pondering"
        ],
        [
          "surprise",
          "surprise"
        ],
        [
          "annoyance",
          "annoyance"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hmm"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl"
      },
      "expansion": "Onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onom"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "hmm",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "hmm"
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Polish interjections",
        "Polish lemmas",
        "Polish onomatopoeias",
        "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Polish terms with audio links"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hmm (indicating thinking or pondering)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hmm",
          "hmm#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hm"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/xm̥m/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hmm"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "hmm",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "hmm",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hmm",
      "name": "pt-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "hm"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English filled pauses",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese interjections",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese terms with redundant head parameter"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of hm"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hm",
          "hm#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hmm"
}

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