harumph

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /həˈɹʌmf/

Interjection

1. An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, refusal or dismissal.

   Harumph! She is welcome to try, but I'm not going to bother helping.

Synonyms

• (expression of disbelief) fiddlesticks, horsefeathers, pull the other one; see also Thesaurus:bullshit
• (expression of disdain) feh, pfaugh, pish, pshaw, pooh; see also Thesaurus:bah

Noun

harumph (plural harumphs)

1. An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, or dismissal; a huff, grunt, or snort.

   I didn't get a harumph out of that guy.

   Give the governor a harumph.

Verb

harumph (harumphs, present participle harumphing; past and past participle harumphed)

1. To dislike, protest, or dismiss.

Translations

• German: missbilligen

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