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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
harrumph .
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Examples
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He paused as Salazar harrumphed and shot a sceptical glance at Martinez, who did a magnificent job of pretending not to notice it.
The Priest Gerard O’Donovan 2011
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"Oh, there they are," chuntered Alliss as the camera lingered on the wind turbines, and, as he paused and harrumphed in characteristic style, we took bets round our gaff on whether the commentator would be in favour of this renewable energy source or not.
Peter Alliss: the pork pie of golf commentators | Martin Kelner 2011
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"I was being asked to act on rumour, innuendo and gossip," Yates harrumphed.
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Nana harrumphed as she shuffled into the kitchen and resumed her place at the table.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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Not everyone appreciated it; during construction, Horace Walpole, who lived nearby, harrumphed, "In a fortnight you will be able to see it in Yorkshire."
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Seeing no other option than to get up and see what she was after, I harrumphed, and got up to see what was going on.
New Weekly Contest: Best Hunting Story Wins a Leatherman 2009
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The third passenger just harrumphed knowingly and went back to reading her magazine.
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The third passenger just harrumphed knowingly and went back to reading her magazine.
Lance Mannion: 2009
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Seeing no other option than to get up and see what she was after, I harrumphed, and got up to see what was going on.
New Weekly Contest: Best Hunting Story Wins a Leatherman 2009
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At the words game plan an enraged Tory harrumphed the word "disgusting!" like a Pall Mall clubman burping up a liver and onion supper.
Sir Gus O'Donnell pleases all parties on Lockerbie bomber | Simon Hoggart's sketch 2011
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