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harumph en · INTJ

Pronunciation

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  • /həˈɹʌm(p)f/

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Meanings

  1. An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, refusal or dismissal.
    • Harumph! She is welcome to try, but I'm not going to bother helping.
    • "Harumph! Well, now, perhaps I spoke too soon, McManus." 1982, Patrick F. McManus, They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?:

Forms

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harrumph alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

get out of it · Hookey Walker · pfui · pfaugh · horseshit · fiddlesticks · get away · right · pull the other one · pssh · nonsense · go on · pshaw · pull the other leg · come off it · fough · bosh · phht · pshht · fiddlestick · pshht · fuck off · harumph · fiddle-faddle · pssh · tush · chinny reckon · faugh · bullcrud · horse hockey · pssht · pshh · Walker · bullshit · tell it to the judge · stroll on · get outta here · applesauce · bender · pugh · pish · tell it to the marines · fiddlefart · get out of town · tell me another one · pssht · c'mon · you're having me on · fiddledeedee · no way · get to fuck · poh · pooh · malarkey · codswallop · gimme a break · pht · no · foh · bugger off · you're pulling my leg · bollocks · bullcrap · flummery · harumph · horsefeathers · bullfuck · gaw · phoh · blech · psht · puh · faw · come on · get out of here · it's got bells on · pho · pshaw · yeah · fiddle · bah · feh · pah · rubbish · tell it to Sweeney · give over · gertcha · pshh · bleck · piff · it's got brass bells on

harumph en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /həˈɹʌm(p)f/

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Meanings

  1. An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, or dismissal; a huff, grunt, or snort.
    • Give the governor a harumph.
    • I didn't get a harumph out of that guy.

Forms

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harrumph alternative lexicographic
harumphs Number=Plur lexicographic

harumph en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  • /həˈɹʌm(p)f/

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Meanings

  1. To make a huffing or snorting sound of disdain or dismissal; (figurative, by extension) to show one's disdain.
    • "An open invitation for beggars," harumphed Migrationwatch. Ever the humanitarians. 2012 June 3, Hugh Muir, “Hideously diverse Britain: standing up for the Romanians”, in The Guardian:
    • Is it wrong to harumph when the scent of spitting fat drifts towards your washing line? 2009 August 25, Paula Cocozza, “The rules of back-garden etiquette”, in The Guardian:

Forms

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harrumph alternative lexicographic
harumphs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
harumphed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
harumphed Tense=Past lexicographic
harumphing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (4)

sh negodovati (show disdain) · sv fnysa (show disdain) · de missbilligen (show disdain) · sh gunđati (show disdain)