HUMPH Meaning of HUMPH in English [humph] vi (1814): to utter a humph ~ vt: to utter (as a remark) in a tone suggestive of a humph [2]humph interj [imit. of a grunt] (1815)--used to express doubt or contempt Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012