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mm-mm

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negative/ˈm.m/positive/mˈm/

mm-mm interjection: no.

Interjection

  1. no
    • "Need some help?" She shook her head. “Mm-mm.”2008, M.J. Fredrick, Where There's Smoke
    • “Mm-mm,” I mumble, shaking my head.2009, Michael Batdorf, Pair of Jacks: A Novel, →ISBN, page 112
  2. yes
    • "Is the soda good, Princess?" her father asked.
      "Mm Mm," replied Sarah Louise.
      "She is a perfect little lady," thought Loo proudly2005, Penelope Dyan, The Silk Princess, Bellissima Publishing, LLC, →ISBN, page 234
    • < M01 > They were really very very hot on quality. < F01 > Mm. Mm. Yes .2010 April 5, Anne O'Keeffe, Michael McCarthy, The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics, Routledge, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    mhm, mm-hm

Examples of mm-mm in a sentence

  • Like a white suit?” “Mm-mm.” Mia shook her head.2013, Allison Leotta, Speak of the Devil: A Novel, →ISBN, page 250:
  • "Let me know if you need anything, all right ?" "Mm-mmm," she replied, looking down at the ground.2017 November 16, Dan Krzyzkowski, Critical Mass, iUniverse, →ISBN:

Synonyms of mm-mm

Antonyms

Forms of mm-mm

alternative formmnh-mnh

Origin of mm-mm

Nasalized form of uh-uh (negative) or uh-huh (positive), ultimately onomatopoeic; see fuller etymology there. Compare um, hem (expression of hesitation).

Questions about mm-mm

What does mm-mm mean?
Mm-mm means no.
How do you use mm-mm in a sentence?
Like a white suit?” “Mm-mm.” Mia shook her head.
What part of speech is mm-mm?
Mm-mm is an interjection.
How do you pronounce mm-mm?
Mm-mm is pronounced /ˈm.m/ (negative).

Words near mm-mm in the dictionary

  1. mm hmm
  2. mm mm
  3. mm-hm
  4. mm-hmm
  5. mm-kay
  6. mm-mm
  7. MM.
  8. MM2
  9. MM2H
  10. MMA
  11. Mmabatho

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