"mm-hmm" meaning in English

See mm-hmm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

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Head templates: {{en-interj}} mm-hmm
  1. Alternative spelling of mhm. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mhm
    Sense id: en-mm-hmm-en-intj-eoEWq5TU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "Mm-hmm. And I've only been there a couple of times."
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        {
          "ref": "1998, Howard Michael Gould, Diva, page 25:",
          "text": "Mm-hmm. Jewelry.",
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          "ref": "2007, Sally John, Gary Smalley, A Time to Mend, page 137:",
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