See humph on Wiktionary
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"text": "\"There!\" panted Pollyanna, hastily plucking a pink from a vase near by and tucking it into the dark hair where it would give the best effect. \"Now I reckon we're ready to be looked at!\" And she held out the mirror in triumph.\n\"Humph!\" grunted the sick woman, eyeing her reflection severely. \"I like red pinks better than pink ones; but then, it'll fade, anyhow, before night, so what's the difference!\"",
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"word": "gmf"
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"code": "cmn",
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"word": "哼"
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"roman": "fufun",
"sense": "used to express doubt or disapproval",
"word": "ふふん"
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"roman": "fun",
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"code": "th",
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"roman": "hʉ̂m",
"sense": "used to express doubt or disapproval",
"word": "ฮึ่ม"
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"To utter \"humph!\" in doubt or disapproval."
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"(intransitive) To utter \"humph!\" in doubt or disapproval."
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"text": "`Beauty is too rare upon it. Give me no thanks, who am made happy by thy coming.' `Humph! old fellow,' said Leo aside to me in English, `the lady is very civil.'",
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"text": "\"There!\" panted Pollyanna, hastily plucking a pink from a vase near by and tucking it into the dark hair where it would give the best effect. \"Now I reckon we're ready to be looked at!\" And she held out the mirror in triumph.\n\"Humph!\" grunted the sick woman, eyeing her reflection severely. \"I like red pinks better than pink ones; but then, it'll fade, anyhow, before night, so what's the difference!\"",
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{
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{
"word": "hmph"
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"code": "af",
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"sense": "used to express doubt or disapproval",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "used to express doubt or disapproval",
"word": "pyh"
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{
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},
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"(intransitive) To utter \"humph!\" in doubt or disapproval."
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