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- interjection Indicating
thinking orpondering . - verb intransitive To make a thoughtful humming noise.
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Examples
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I can't wait to get to the, hmm, is chartreuse the correct term?
Archive 2008-01-01 Cazzab 2008
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I can't wait to get to the, hmm, is chartreuse the correct term?
Habit Forming Cazzab 2008
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Along with Radio4 (hmm, is there a theme emerging here?) it's worth the entirety of the licence fee and then some!
April 25th, 2007 dame_habonde 2007
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If you thought that, instead of “hmm, is it possible I’ve been fed propoganda?”, then you are a victim of propoganda.
Think Progress » Breaking: Bush To Unveil “National Strategy for Victory in Iraq” Tommorow 2005
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SORKIN: It's good and maybe slightly hmm, which is, it's good in that they are doing the kind of things we wanted them to.
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The best feature on me is ... hmm, that is unappropriate, so I'll say my eyes, they are bluish green.
prophecyboy Diary Entry prophecyboy 2007
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Hi Melissa, chocolate and bacon? hmm, that is a bit weird ..
Salted butter caramels with a twist... Michele 2005
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And their "customer Care" service, hmm, that is nothing more than an oxy moron!
YesButNoButYes: An Open Letter to Sprint CEO Gary Forsee 2007
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SMITH: Is there a category called hmm, let me think about this.
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However, the Israeli response which ends up killing 500 civilians, hmm, that is somehow morally and "unconscionably" wrong.
Planet MYOSS 2009
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