How do you pronounce hmpf?

The recorded pronunciation is /hm̩f/.

hmpf

/hm̩f/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

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"Then he looks at a framed photo from The Daily Pennsylvanian, with the headline “Professor Thayer Retires.” He looks into a mirror, stunned by the face he sees there. And then he says, “Hmpf.” […] Like many older people, I too often say “Hmpf” when I look in the mirror."

hmpfs (present, singular) hmpfing (participle, present) hmpfed (participle, past) hmpfed (past)

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