harrumph
verb[I]
informalmainlyhumorousuk/həˈrʊmf/us/həˈrʊmf/toexpressangeranddisapproval, often not byspeakingbut making anoise:
发哼声(以表示异议或愤怒)I didn'thearwhat he said - hesortof harrumphed andwalkedoff.我没听到他说什么——他哼了一声就走开了。
[+ speech]"Absolutenonsense!" harrumphed thecolonel.“一派胡言!”上校哼了一声,说道。
Linguistics: sounds used as interjections
- aha
- ahem
- bah
- bam
- blah
- blah, blah, blah
- cor
- duh
- huh
- ow
- psst
- shh
- squee
- tut
- uh-huh
- vocable
- wham
- whee
- whew
- yuck