Why do we say hmm

At least it seems that way, judging by the number of reporters calling me to ask about the sex lives of conjoined twins since the TLC reality show Abby and Brittany went on the air several weeks ago. But not as conflicted as we singletons seem to feel about them having sex.

Typically, people who are close to conjoined twins come to adjust and see them as different but normal; they seem fairly untroubled by the idea of conjoined twins pursuing sex and romance. But those who are watching from afar cannot abide. He answered with a whisper and walked out to the hallway to take the call. What was so urgent as to pull the chief of staff out of a Supreme Court confirmation hearing just two weeks before a presidential election? The first photo in the post was of Swift with the word VOTE superimposed on it in large blue letters.

But a swipe revealed a second photo, of Swift carrying a tray of cookies emblazoned with the Biden-Harris campaign logo. If your reaction to this news is something like, Wait a second, what? NASA is trying to land people on the moon again? Then came the end of March, and the first of his two Pfizer shots.

Once vaccinated, Ford, a Ph. Skip to content. Sign in My Account Subscribe. Time Traveler for mm-hmm The first known use of mm-hmm was in See more words from the same year. From the Editors at Merriam-Webster. Statistics for mm-hmm Look-up Popularity. Style: MLA. Get Word of the Day daily email!

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What does hmm mean? Where does hmm come from? How is hmm used in real life? How to use hmm in a sentence Hmm , who are these people standing in front of the machines at the gym, neither occupying them nor not occupying them? See the full definition for hmm in the English Language Learners Dictionary. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Log in Sign Up. Save Word. Definition of hmm. I was thinking, Hmmm , I wonder how you get to be a diplomat?

The box? The wrapping paper? Or the game that comes in the box?