hm

IPA: hʌm

Root Word: HM

Initialism of His Majesty (the title of a king).
Initialism of Her Majesty (the title of a queen).
(India, government) Initialism of Home Minister. [(India, government) The head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India.]
(military, US) Abbreviation of hospital corpsman. [(military, US, nautical) A member of a hospital corps, typically an enlisted navy sailor, often working at military hospitals.]
(music) Abbreviation of heavy metal. [(sciences, countable) Any metal that has a specific gravity greater than about 5, especially one, such as lead, that is poisonous and may be a hazard in the environment. (There are many different definitions of what counts as a heavy metal; see Heavy metals for a discussion.)]
(computing theory) Initialism of Hindley-Milner.

Examples of "hm" in Sentences

And hm, is it a tough call to stop a certain murderer to protect a non-murderer?
He has expressed surpirse that McCain has called hm that, but he has not deined it.
BUT he is our president now so I will have to put my faith in hm that he does the right thing.
But as much as that, and he does that too, but as much as that, it’s kind of hm, what interests me?
They had a particular story about bone wedding bands that seemed to invoke both a 'hm' and an 'ew!' from me.
Cravan said nothing more than "hm," but he agreed that they could have the coveted roles, and added Hantis as the third Witch.
But hm, meaning that i can stone and be indifferent and don't care about anything/anyone and be so comfortable with myself, but feel bad at the same time for being like that.
"Voi sapete, quel che fa," scarcely to be interpreted for polite readers, as given by bass singers who have preserved the Italian traditions (with a final "hm" through the nose), go to the extreme of allowable suggestiveness, if not a trifle beyond.