hmmnnhhh.

interj.  a cry of pain, as from a stab wound to the navel in Ripley Bogle by Robert McLiam Wilson.

hmmph hmmmph.

interj.  an expression of foot-stomping fury, as in the novel Mortal Allies by Brian Haig.

hmmph hmmph hmmmph.

n.  an expression of admonishment, as in the novel Erasure by Percival Everett.

hmn.

n.  an expression used to underscore that a question has been asked.

<Any clues as to what to do, where to go, next?  Hmn? —Arthur Durkee, “On the Road: A Record of Changes.”>

hmp.

interj.  an expression of contemplation.

<Mr. Young took his pipe out of his mouth and examined the stem thoughtfully.  ‘Hmp, he said.’  —Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens.>

hmph.

adv.  indeed.

<It sold well.  Hmph, it did more than that.  —Barbara Delinsky, Within Reach.>

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