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harrumph

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har⋅rumph

  [huh-ruhmf]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to clear the throat audibly in a self-important manner: The professor harrumphed good-naturedly.
2. to express oneself gruffly.
Origin:
1935–40; imit.
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har·rumph   (hə-rŭmf')   
intr.v.   har·rumphed, har·rumph·ing, har·rumphs

  1. To make a show of clearing one's throat.

  2. To offer usually brief critical comments: harrumphed for a while over the proposal.


[Imitative.]
har·rumph' n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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