Meaning & use
Mmhm
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An informal sound used to express agreement, acknowledgment, or affirmation.
See it in a sentence
"Are you ready to go?" "Mmhm, just grabbing my keys."
She nodded and said, "Mmhm," without looking up from her book.
A note on using this word
A nasalized, spelled-out version of the hum people naturally make to signal agreement without opening their mouths fully.
Words with a similar meaning
uh-huhyeah
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Words with an opposite meaning
uh-uh
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