um–hum
interjection
\a sound made with the organs of speech in position for m, a voiced beginning which usually has the heaviest stress, and a voiced ending separated by an h-like period of voicelessness\
Definition of um–hum
—used to express affirmation, agreement, comprehension, or interest
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Origin and Etymology of um–hum
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