mmm

Examples

• All

• - How about you? - Mmm.

  Kindergarten Cop (1990)

• How is everything? - Fantastic! - Mmm.

  The Month of August (2002)

• "To Canada." "Mmm," Lee said in response.

  Fiction book (1996)

• "Mmm," said her mother, pouring a cup of coffee and sitting at the table.

  Fiction book (1993)

• "Mmm?" she asked as if she didn't quite trust herself to speak yet.

  Fiction book (1999)

• "Are you hungry at all?" "Mmm, maybe," says Loraine, then, "Turn over."

  Fiction book (1995)

• Mmm, I thought I was rather ingenious.

  The Staying Kind (2018)

• Well, Locard is a group similar to the Vidocq Society and has similar goals, though a slightly, mmm, shall we say, different philosophy and approach.

  Fiction book (2001)

• "Mmm," said Ransome, unconvinced, his gaze narrowing on his friend's suspiciously bland expression.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Mmm, I need a moment to think about that.

Synonyms

U

um

vsmmm

• Informal

∞ 4.1

A short sound people say when they pause to think

is a humming pause rather than a vowel-like filler sound

H

hmm

vsmmm

• Informal

∞ 8.7

A sound people make when they hesitate and think

is more neutral thinking or considering rather than expressing doubt

A

ah

vsmmm

• Informal

744 2.4

A short sound people make when they hesitate or think

is a humming thinking sound rather than an exclamatory hesitation

U

umm

vsmmm

• Informal

96 8.8

A short sound people make when they pause to think

is a humming pause rather than a voiced vowel pause

U

uhm

vsmmm

• Informal

35 9.8

A short sound people make when they pause to think

is a humming consideration sound rather than a plain spoken pause

U

uhhh

vsmmm

• Informal

17 9.9

A sound people make when they hesitate while speaking

is a voiced humming hesitation rather than a breathy vowel pause

E

ehm

vsmmm

• Informal

5 8.7

A short sound people make when they pause to think while speaking

is a humming pause used for thinking rather than word searching

U

uhhhh

vsmmm

• Informal

3 9.9

A sound people make when they hesitate or think

is a humming thinking sound rather than a prolonged vowel filler

M

mhm

vsmmm

• Informal

1 9.9

A low sound people make while thinking or hesitating

is a more open thinking sound rather than a low confirming noise

M

mmmmm

vsmmm

• Informal

1 9.9

A low sound showing thought or hesitation before answering

is a shorter humming hesitation used when briefly considering something

How Hesitant

mmm

• Informal

384 9.5

hmm

• Informal

∞ 8.7

um

• Informal

∞ 4.1

uh

• Informal

∞ 7.3

Surface Forms

Etymology