Harumph Definition

hərumpf: conventionalized pronun.
verb
Webster's New World
To dislike, protest, or dismiss.
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interjection

An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, refusal or dismissal.

Harumph! She is welcome to try, but I'm not going to bother helping.
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noun

An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, or dismissal; a huff, grunt, or snort.

I didn't get a harumph out of that guy.
Give the governor a harumph.
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Other Word Forms of Harumph

Noun

Singular:
harumph
Plural:
harumphs

Origin of Harumph

  • Onomatopoeia.

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