HARRUMPH


Meaning of HARRUMPH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hə-ˈrəm(p)f ]

verb

Etymology: imitative

Date: 1942

intransitive verb

1. : to clear the throat in a pompous way

2. : to comment disapprovingly

transitive verb

: to utter (a comment) disapprovingly

• harrumph noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.