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hmpf

/hm̩f/

hmpf is the alternative form of humph.

Meaning of humph

Interjection

  1. (onomatopoeic) A sound, usually made with a closed mouth pouting, indicating annoyance, indignation, disapproval, doubt, or sighing.
    • `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.'1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    humbug

See all 3 meanings of humph

Forms of hmpf

third-person singular presenthmpfs
present participlehmpfing
past participlehmpfed
pasthmpfed

Questions about hmpf

What is hmpf the alternative form of?
Hmpf is the alternative form of humph.
How do you pronounce hmpf?
Hmpf is pronounced /hm̩f/.

Words near hmpf in the dictionary

  1. Hmongness
  2. Hmoob Dawb
  3. HMOs
  4. HMP
  5. HMPA
  6. hmpf
  7. hmpfed
  8. hmpfing
  9. hmpfs
  10. hmph
  11. hmphed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hmpf (page history and authors); humph (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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