"mmm" meaning in English

See mmm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [m̩ː] Audio: Mmm.ogg [Received-Pronunciation], en-us-mmm.ogg [General-American] Forms: mmh [alternative], mnh [alternative]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onom|en}} Onomatopoeic
  1. (onomatopoeia) An emotional expression of satisfaction. Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-mmm-en-intj-DQopWFlK Categories (other): English onomatopoeias, English onomatopoeias, English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 27 29 27 17 Disambiguation of English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter: 13 26 32 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 16 33 17 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 33 15 35
  2. (onomatopoeia) An expression used to show thought, reflection, or confusion. Tags: onomatopoeic Translations (expression used for deliciousness): mmm (Dutch), μμμ (mmm) (Greek), mmm (Hungarian), mmm (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-mmm-en-intj-RqTGkVZY Categories (other): English onomatopoeias, English onomatopoeias, English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 27 29 27 17 Disambiguation of English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter: 13 26 32 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 16 33 17 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 33 15 35 Disambiguation of 'expression used for deliciousness': 29 55 13 2
  3. (onomatopoeia) Used to represent an utterance that is muffled or spoken with a full mouth (also spelled "mmph"). Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-mmm-en-intj-F0ehbZSB Categories (other): English onomatopoeias, English onomatopoeias, English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 27 29 27 17 Disambiguation of English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter: 13 26 32 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 16 33 17 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 33 15 35
  4. (UK) Yes. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-mmm-en-intj-X5oreVYV Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter, English words spelled without vowels, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 21 18 49 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 27 29 27 17 Disambiguation of English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter: 13 26 32 30 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 8 13 29 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 18 22 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 21 24 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 16 33 17 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 33 15 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 4 17 19 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hmm

Alternative forms

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