mmm-mmm.

interj.  a sound indicating that something smells or tastes delicious.

<“What’s that smell?  Mmm-mmm, I smell something baking.”  —Janet Evanovich, Four to Score.>

mmm-mmm-mmm.

interj.  a laugh of agreement.

<“Mmm-mmm-mmm,” Deacon Winslow said, laughing.  “Paying the Lord with a credit card.  Now ain’t that a notion.”  —Kimberla Lawson Roby, Too Much of a Good Thing.>

mmm-mmmph.

n.  a distracted, non-committal response to a question.

<“What’s Syria like, anyway?”  “Mmm-mmmph.”  “Happenin’ place, huh?”  —Stephen Coonts, Stephen Coonts’ Deep Black Biowar.>

mmmf.

n.  the sound of a sudden, forceful kiss, as in the comic book Gen13 Bootleg #18 by Kevin Altieri & Mark Farmer.

mmmm.

n.  a moan of pain.

<Ruthie tried to speak.  “Mmmm.”  She couldn’t open her mouth.  Pain shot through her head.  —Bev Marshall, Right as Rain: A Novel.>

n.  a murmur in one’s sleep.

<She sleeps.  Murmuring a whole series of Mmmms.  —Carol Emshwiller, “Creature,” Nebula Awards Showcase 2004.>

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