"hmm" meaning in English

See hmm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /hm̩/ [UK, US], [m̥m̩˦˨] [UK, US] Audio: en-us-hmm.ogg Forms: hm [alternative], hum [alternative], hmmm [alternative], h'm [alternative]
Etymology: See hum. Head templates: {{en-interj}} hmm
  1. Indicates 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 (Dutch), 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), んー (nn) (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 (Spanish), hmm (Swedish), хм (xm) (Ukrainian), гм (hm) (Ukrainian)
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  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

Verb

IPA: /hm̩/ [UK, US], [m̥m̩˦˨] [UK, US] Audio: en-us-hmm.ogg Forms: hmms [present, singular, third-person], hmming [participle, present], hmmed [participle, past], hmmed [past], hm [alternative], hum [alternative], hmmm [alternative], h'm [alternative]
Etymology: See 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

Inflected forms

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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": "Hmm... I just can't decide between the two.",
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          "text": "Hmm... creation or evolution? That’s the big question.",
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        {
          "text": "Just where were you until 2 a.m.? Hmm?",
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        "A demand for an answer to a question."
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "hm",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "гм"
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      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "хм"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hum"
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
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      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "唔"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "hēng",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "哼"
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      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "嗯"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hm",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "噷"
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      "word": "hm"
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      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hm"
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      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hm"
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      "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"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hm"
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      "word": "tja"
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      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "χμ"
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    {
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      "word": "mmh"
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "hmm"
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      "word": "으음"
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      "word": "hmm"
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      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hmm"
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      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "хм"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "hm",
      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
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      "sense": "indicating thinking or pondering",
      "word": "hmm"
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      "word": "hmm"
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      "roman": "hm",
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      "word": "гм"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "See hum.",
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      "word": "hmph"
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      "word": "mm-hmm"
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        "To make a thoughtful humming noise."
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        "(intransitive) To make a thoughtful humming noise."
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