English Dictionary

Definition of “hm”

hm1

Definitions

symbol for

  1. hectometre

hm2

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the internet domain name for

  1. Heard and McDonald Islands

HM

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abbreviation for

  1. His (or Her) Majesty
  2. heavy metal (sense 1)
  3. headmaster; headmistress

h'm (spelling pron hmmm Pronunciation for h'm

Definitions

exclamation

  1. used to indicate hesitation, doubt, assent, pleasure, etc

Example Sentences Including 'hm'

**** ADAPTATION Writer's block may be an odd topic for a film but... um... hm.
Edmonton Sun (2003)
Roughly a fourth of Hindustan Motors' ( hm ) Ambassadors are petrol-driven and these do not measure up.
India Today (1996)
The author of several novels and plays, he is writer-in-residence in hm prison, Maghaberry.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)
The blow left hm with a serious concussion and a shattered jaw.
CBC (2004)
We have our family of origin, the family in which we grew up, and then we hm a family of choice.
Larson, Bruce What God Wants to Know
`Not only disruptive but also thought to be in possession of firearms, hm ?
Parkes, Roger Riot
`On the principle that, if you omit to do so, Hythe's defence counsel will demand to know why, hm ?
Parkes, Roger Riot
`You think you can persuade your client to revise his story, hm ?
Parkes, Roger Riot

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