mmm.

interj.  a murmur of fatigue.

<“Mmm.  Getting on toward my bedtime,” Avis’s voice murmured behind me.  —Neta Jackson, The Yada Yada Prayer Group.>

interj.  a murmured tone of skepticism.

<“Mmm...”  In Rachel’s conversations a murmured “mmm” or drily drawn-out “I know...” could carry a lot of surprising skepticism.  —Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty.>

interj.  a questioning sound.

<“Pa, I want to ask you something,” I said, hope rising in me like sap in one of our maples, though I tried not to let it.  ”Mmm?”  He raised an eyebrow and kept on eating.  —Jennifer Donnelly, A Northern Light.>

interj.  a sensuous, enticing moan.

<“It’s still dark out.”  “Mmm.”  She moaned sensuously.  “Then definitely come over and play.”  —Dan Brown, Digital Fortress: A Thriller.>

interj.  a sound of anticipation.

<Mmm, I’ll look forward to that.  —Paul Stewart, Midnight Over Sanctaphranx.>

interj.  a sound of intense scrutiny.

<“Mmm,” I say, studying the letterhead intently.  —Sophie Kinsella, Confessions of a Shopaholic.>

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