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- noun Plural form of
harrumph . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
harrumph .
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Examples
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"Trust me" assurances and indignant "harrumphs" are all well and good when you're preaching to your own choir, but that's not the challenge in an open forum.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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"Trust me" assurances and indignant "harrumphs" are all well and good when you're preaching to your own choir, but that's not the challenge in an open forum.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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And, as was the case I am sure with thousands of my fellow Canadians, I mustered up a few "harrumphs" and maybe even one "pshaw" before delivering the verdict: "Well, that settles it.
Jack's Newswatch 2009
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"How can you mention the 'strong opinions' on Tebow without mentioning religion?" harrumphs Mike Murphy.
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It first harrumphs that Reaganomics only worked for the richest 2% that the middle and even working classes never believed this continues to wound the pundits' sense of expertise, then segues to a tired 12-minute rant on the supposed all-consuming importance of the Iran-Contra affair, which never really alarmed Americans.
New York Times Barely Touches Reagan's 100th; Unflattering When It Does Clay Waters 2011
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The gasps of horror following Newt Gingrich's too-candid confession about Paul Ryan's radical Medicare reform plan and the harrumphs of indignation that greeted Mitt Romney's less-than candid confession about the alleged sins of his Massachusetts plan are primarily political theater.
Michael L. Millenson: It's Paternity Test Time for Newt, Mitt and Obmacare Michael L. Millenson 2011
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The gasps of horror following Newt Gingrich's too-candid confession about Paul Ryan's radical Medicare reform plan and the harrumphs of indignation that greeted Mitt Romney's less-than candid confession about the alleged sins of his Massachusetts plan are primarily political theater.
Michael L. Millenson: It's Paternity Test Time for Newt, Mitt and Obmacare Michael L. Millenson 2011
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"Phone to me, finger to screen, first to score, 8 to 1, eyes to telly," he smugly harrumphs.
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They haven't done enough to fight inflation, he harrumphs.
Fact And Comment Steve Forbes 2011
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They haven't done enough to fight inflation, he harrumphs.
Fact And Comment Steve Forbes 2011
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