harrumph

noun
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[singular] (informal)
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  1. a way of showing that you disagree with or disapprove of somebody/something, especially by making a sound in your throat like a cough(表示不同意而)干咳Topics Opinion and argumentc2

harrumph

verb
🔊/həˈrʌmf/
🔊/həˈrʌmf/
[intransitive] (informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they harrumph
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he / she / it harrumphs
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past simple harrumphed
🔊/həˈrʌmft/
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past participle harrumphed
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-ing form harrumphing
🔊/həˈrʌmfɪŋ/
🔊/həˈrʌmfɪŋ/
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  1. to show that you disagree with or disapprove of somebody/something, especially by making a sound in your throat like a cough(表示不同意而)干咳Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word Origin1930s: imitative.