英语词汇“harrumph”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

harrumph

/həˈrʌmf

verb [no object]

1Clear the throat noisily: he harrumphed and said, ‘I am deeply obliged.’...

The silence was doubly odd because Bringweather wasn't even harrumphing or clearing his phlegmy throat.
Every few seconds he harrumphed noisily to indicate his impatience.
I harrumphed, but what is a throat-clearing to someone who knowingly courts cancer two dozen times a day?

1.1Grumpily express dissatisfaction or disapproval: sceptics tend to harrumph at case histories like this...

‘We're all entitled to a bit of misanthropy now and again,’ he harrumphs when I ask about this, ‘considering the complete craziness of a lot of people in the world.’
‘Some members of the media decide not to write accurately,’ she harrumphs in relation to a question about how her relationship with the press has changed over the years.
There is scant enthusiasm for a real leader; they seem stolid, harrumphing about white papers.

noun

1A noisy clearing of the throat.And all across the land, you heard muffled harrumphs of agreement from the faithful....

Interviewees have thus been treated to loftily dismissive asides, barely stifled yawns and muffled harrumphs.
I think he makes a harrumph sound, but he could be clearing a rogue sunflower seed from the workings of his oesophagus.

1.1A grumpy expression of dissatisfaction or disapproval: the violence in the material is not new, his harrumphs notwithstanding [as exclamation]: one can hear the objections already: too much trouble ... positively silly ... harrumph!...

My antennae go up when people start talking about threats to "human individuality and dignity" - that's a harrumph, not an argument.
Yin Xi guessed the sound equated somewhat to a harrumph of dissatisfaction.

Origin

1930s: imitative.

单词	harrumph
释义	harrumph /həˈrʌmf / verb [no object] 1Clear the throat noisily: he harrumphed and said, ‘I am deeply obliged.’... The silence was doubly odd because Bringweather wasn't even harrumphing or clearing his phlegmy throat. Every few seconds he harrumphed noisily to indicate his impatience. I harrumphed, but what is a throat-clearing to someone who knowingly courts cancer two dozen times a day? 1.1Grumpily express dissatisfaction or disapproval: sceptics tend to harrumph at case histories like this... ‘We're all entitled to a bit of misanthropy now and again,’ he harrumphs when I ask about this, ‘considering the complete craziness of a lot of people in the world.’ ‘Some members of the media decide not to write accurately,’ she harrumphs in relation to a question about how her relationship with the press has changed over the years. There is scant enthusiasm for a real leader; they seem stolid, harrumphing about white papers. noun 1A noisy clearing of the throat.And all across the land, you heard muffled harrumphs of agreement from the faithful.... Interviewees have thus been treated to loftily dismissive asides, barely stifled yawns and muffled harrumphs. I think he makes a harrumph sound, but he could be clearing a rogue sunflower seed from the workings of his oesophagus. 1.1A grumpy expression of dissatisfaction or disapproval: the violence in the material is not new, his harrumphs notwithstanding [as exclamation]: one can hear the objections already: too much trouble ... positively silly ... harrumph!... My antennae go up when people start talking about threats to "human individuality and dignity" - that's a harrumph, not an argument. Yin Xi guessed the sound equated somewhat to a harrumph of dissatisfaction. Origin 1930s: imitative. Rhymes bumf, galumph, humph
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