how to pronounce humph

/ˈhʌmf/

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humph is pronounced in one syllable

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meanings of humph

interjection:

Used to express doubt or disapproval.

verb:

To utter "humph!" in doubt or disapproval.

name:

A diminutive of the male given name Humphrey.

humph frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word humph occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics humph can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that humph can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;