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harrumph definition

har·rumph (hə rumpf′: conventionalized pronun.)

intransitive verb

  1. to clear one's throat, esp. in a studied, pompous way
  2. to protest or complain in a pompous or self-righteous way

Etymology: echoic

noun

the act or sound of harrumphing

interjection

used to suggest such a sound

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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