harrumph

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/həˈrʌmf/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hə rumf′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
har•rumph  (hə rumf′),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to clear the throat audibly in a self-important manner: The professor harrumphed good-naturedly.
  2. to express oneself gruffly.
  • imitative 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
harrumph, harumph / həˈrʌmf/
  1. (intransitive) to clear or make the noise of clearing the throat

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