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Exclamation of contemplation
Answer for the clue "Exclamation of contemplation ", 3 letters:
hmm
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
representative of a sound made during contemplation or showing mild disapproval, attested from 1868, but this is probably a variation of the hum attested in similar senses from 1590s.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
interj. 1 Indicating thinking or pondering. 2 A demand for an answer to a question. vb. (context intransitive English) To make a thoughtful humming noise.