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Definition of harrumph verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

harrumph

verb
 
/həˈrʌmf/
 
/həˈrʌmf/
[intransitive] (informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they harrumph
 
/həˈrʌmf/
 
/həˈrʌmf/
he / she / it harrumphs
 
/həˈrʌmfs/
 
/həˈrʌmfs/
past simple harrumphed
 
/həˈrʌmft/
 
/həˈrʌmft/
past participle harrumphed
 
/həˈrʌmft/
 
/həˈrʌmft/
-ing form harrumphing
 
/həˈrʌmfɪŋ/
 
/həˈrʌmfɪŋ/
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  1. to show that you disagree with or disapprove of somebody/something, especially by making a sound in your throat like a coughTopics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word Origin1930s: imitative.
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