English Explanatory Dictionary

hmm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Indicates thinking or pondering.
  2. Indicates surprise or cluelessness; especially a response by a person who is questioned or addressed when not expecting it.
  3. A demand for an answer to a question.
verb
  1. To make a thoughtful humming noise.
noun
  1. Initialism of hidden Markov model.

Pronunciation

/hm̩/ [m̥m̩˦˨] en-us-hmm.ogg

Word forms

hmm hm hum hmmm h'm hmms hmming hmmed

Etymology

See hum.

Synonyms

hnn

Related words

hrmph humph hmph mm-hmm
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