Question

Harrumph (verb)

Accepted Answer

1. To make a pretentious show of clearing one’s throat.

2. To offer brief critical comments.

Tintinnabulation, susurration, and harrumph are all onomatopoeic; that is, they sound like the sounds they refer to: ringing bells, whispering, and ostentatious throat-clearing.

Front	Harrumph (verb)
Back	1. To make a pretentious show of clearing one’s throat. 2. To offer brief critical comments. Tintinnabulation, susurration, and harrumph are all onomatopoeic; that is, they sound like the sounds they refer to: ringing bells, whispering, and ostentatious throat-clearing.

Harrumph Verb Make Pretentious Show Clearing One’s Throat