(onomatopoeia) A sound, usually made with a closed mouth pouting, indicating annoyance, indignation, disapproval or doubt.

(intransitive) To utter "humph!" in doubt or disapproval.

present participle of humph

simple past tense and past participle of humph

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humph

A diminutive of the male given name Humphrey.

A male given name from the Germanic languages. / A surname originating as a patronymic.

A male given name from the Germanic languages. / A surname transferred from the given name.

(archaic, intransitive) To go without dinner.

(UK) A high-ranking bureaucrat, particularly one who is elitist and deliberately obscure.