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/ |
- to show that you disagree with or disapprove of somebody/something, especially by making a sound in your throat like a coughTopics Opinion and argumentc2Word Origin1930s: imitative.
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