hmm
see also: HMM
Pronunciation
HMM
Noun
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see also: HMM
Pronunciation
- (British, America) IPA: /hm̩/, [m̥m̩˦˨]
- Indicating thinking or pondering.
- 1991 May 12, "Kidnapped!" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:
- Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
B. Wooster: Hmm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?
Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.
- Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
- Hmm... that's an interesting idea.
- Hmm... I just can't decide between the two.
- Hmm... creation or evolution? That’s the big question.
- 1991 May 12, "Kidnapped!" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:
- A demand for an answer to a question.
- Just where were you until 2 a.m.? Hmm?
- French: hum
- German: hm, tja
- Italian: mmh, uhm, hmm
- Portuguese: hmm, mmm
- Russian: хм
- Spanish: hmm (can sometimes sound "huh")
hmm (hmms, present participle hmming; past and past participle hmmed)
- (intransitive) To make a thoughtful humming noise.
HMM
Noun
hmm (plural hmms)
- (computer science) Initialism of hidden Markov model
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