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Definition of Harumph
1. Interjection. An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, refusal or dismissal. ¹
2. Noun. An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, or dismissal; a huff, grunt, or snort. ¹
3. Verb. To dislike, protest, or dismiss. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Harumph
1. harrumph [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: harrumph
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harumph
Literary usage of Harumph
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Among the Humorists and After-dinner Speakers: A New Collection of Humorous by William Patten (1909)
"... sometimes, in blowing up. It was the bridegroom who finally broke the silence,
with a sort of muffled roar. "Ha! harumph! Am I in my senses? ..."
2. Cappy Ricks Retires by Peter Bernard Kyne (1922)
"harumph-hh ! Let us see what we shall see under the head of cargoes; Loading !
... harumph-hh ! Arrivals. Now we have it. Landry has been asking of an ..."
3. The American Catalogue of Books: (original and Reprints,) Published in the by James Kelly (1871)
"N. Y HaruMph & Oj.,1870 Loomis, AL (MD) Lessons in Physical Diagnosis. Svo.
cl., $2. N. YR 3f. De Witt... \ Ш Loomi.s, AW (Rev.) Confucius and the Chinese ..."
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