humphing

humph

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an inarticulate expression resembling a snort; spelling pronunciation huhmf]
- /an inarticulate expression resembling a snort; spelling pronunciation hʌmf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an inarticulate expression resembling a snort; spelling pronunciation huhmf]
- /an inarticulate expression resembling a snort; spelling pronunciation hʌmf/

Definition of humphing word

noun humphing Present participle of humph. 1

Just one definition for humphing

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Origin of humphing

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Humphing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Humphing

humphing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

humphing usage trend in Literature

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