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harrumph
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har·rumph  (h-rmf)
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.

harrumph [həˈrʌmf]
vb
(intr) to clear or make the noise of clearing the throat
Translations
harrumph
visich (laut) räuspern


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The stars showed up in revealing evening wear, but when one suffered a bit of a wardrobe malfunction and found herself spilling from her tight pink dress, two harrumphing handlers quickly stepped in to instruct her to button up before she got in trouble.
For decades the art world was unperturbed by all manner of scatology and profanity, but the appearance of digital art got middle-aged critics harrumphing.
There was a great deal of harrumphing and categorizing and list making.
 
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