hmm hmmhmm.

n.  a thoughtful hum, as when considering the validity of an idea, as in Tales of Protection by Erik Fosnes Hansen.

hmm—hmm—hmm—hm-hm—hm—hmm-hmm.

n.  the hummed melody of “Stars and Stripes Forever,” as transcribed in Billy Maki: A Novel by Joseph Damrell.

hmm-hmm.

n.  a muttering of “social awkwardness,” as in the play Brides of the Moon by The Five Lesbian Brothers.

hmm-hmm-hmm.

n.  a soft, appreciative hum from a horse, from “deep in its throat,” as when stroked (Jennifer Armstrong, Fire-Us #2: The Keepers of the Flame).

hmmgmr.

n.  an incomprehensible utterance of pain, from the ubiquitous German joke about a man mistakenly diagnosed with hemorrhoids who tells the proctologist, “get someone with longer fingers—I have a sore throat!”  See also drmpf, hgmmm, hlmpfmr.

hmmhmm.

adj.  a hummed “okay,” as in How to Negotiate With Kids Even If You Think You Shouldn’t: 7 Essential Skills to End Conflict and Bring More Joy into Your Family by Scott Brown.

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