Translations for „harrumph“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . har·rumph [həˈrʌm(p)f] VB intr esp hum inf (clear throat)

harrumph

sich acc räuspern

II . har·rumph [həˈrʌm(p)f] VB trans

to harrumph sth

etw schnauben [o. schnaubend sprechen]

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English

No matter that top hats are still worn, though there's harrumphing about whether black ones are acceptable (grey is, of course, correct for morning suits).

www.independent.co.uk

Familiar harrumphs have been relaunched at the referendum's voting requirements.

www.westerlynews.ca

It's like all of these gorgeous, devastatingly beautiful actresses in the show, and then there's me harrumphing around.

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They kind of harrumphed the way kids do when they feel they have no choice.

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He started shuffling papers, harrumphing something about the death benefit not being applicable.

montrealgazette.com

Men with beards, they harrumph, can't be trusted.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The tuba, with its deep, harrumphing, "umpah" sound can be the stuff of cartoon soundtracks.

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I harrumph my way through a sea of taxi touters and down the escalator to the official cab rank on the ground floor.

gisborneherald.co.nz

The first movie's harrumphing throat-clearing has given way to a swift, imposing adventure boasting several wing-ding action sequences.

www.eonline.com

It appears animated by a lumbering, rippling movement, like a weary elephant harrumphing across the grass.

www.telegraph.co.uk