- a variation of h'm.
hmm
Britishinterjection
Example Sentences
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“I was reading the Bible the other day, and there were em dashes in the book of James, and I was like, hmm, is this AI-generated?,”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
"I think about God and about fate. My fate is… hmm… I don't know," he said, explaining that he sometimes pictured himself after the war was over.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024
We dug right in and said, "hmm ..." pretty much right away.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2024
In Mozambique, Yao honey-hunters do so with a trilled "Brr! ..." followed by a guttural " ... hmm!"
From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023
“Maybe, hmm, maybe...if you’re okay with mentoring with someone outside of school?”
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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