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I am not well assured whether an attack of the "humph" -- "the humph which is black and blue" -- is not also diagnosed by the contemplative insects and forthwith attended to.

My Tropic Isle 1887

Kirsteen, wounded, could not refrain from saying, "My mother wanted me," which was met solely by that impatient indifference which we render badly by the word humph!

Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago Margaret 1891

"humph" -- not that he doubted the truth of the Word, but that he doubted its applicability on the present occasion.

The Prairie Chief 1859

So even if you're busy with whatever it is you're doing and you hear your partner laugh at the TV or say "humph," it's a bid for your attention and you should inquire.

Jane Minogue: A Champagne Toast to the 50 percent Who Stay Married 2009

There's a main funny character I think of as the Chinese Xander and his female counterpart who goes "humph" in the cutest way.

10/13/09 Bonus Post - Chinese TV arhyalon 2009

I am not well assured whether an attack of the “humph” — “the humph which is black and blue” — is not also diagnosed by the contemplative insects and forthwith attended to.

My Tropic Isle 2003

She pointed to the companionway for him to take the board to his commander and with another "humph" he stomped off.

Freedoms Challenge McCaffrey, Anne 1998

The good-wife with a "humph" and a sigh forsook the battle,

Poems Teachers Ask For Selected by readers of "Normal Instructor-Primary Plans" Various

The Doctor answered my inquiry with a non-committal "humph" of the most professional sort.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 Various

Now 'humph' bears different interpretations; it may argue assent, indifference, disgust, disapprobation -- in all cases it is aggressive; but this 'humph' seemed to be a combination of at least three of the above-mentioned frames of mind.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864 Various