hmm
Speech parts
1. hmm - Noun
2. hmm - Verb
3. hmm - Interjection
Meaning
Indicating thinking or pondering.
Hmm... that's an interesting idea.
Hmm... I just can't decide between the two.
Hmm... creation or evolution? That’s the big question.
A demand for an answer to a question.
Just where were you until 2 a.m.? Hmm?
hmm (third-person singular simple present hmms, present participle hmming, simple past and past participle hmmed)
(intransitive) To make a thoughtful humming noise.
HMM (plural HMMs)
(computer science) Initialism of hidden Markov model.
Synonyms
Examples
In the midst of all this, there was Bernie Madoff. An embezzler named "made off." Hmm. Was the name not a clue? Did he have to be with the accounting firm of Dewey, Fuckyou, and Howe?
A secret talent or hobby Hmm I weirdly collect shot glasses.
Hmm mmm I mean, work is work, I'll take whatever work I can get.
And all I can think is, “Hmm, I guess the convention center doesn’t seem so bad anymore.”
A1) Hmm: Jesus uttered from the cross: tetelestai: “It is Accomplished!” in the Perfect Tense: ‘action fulfilled with continuing effect.’
At CMU, Raj Reddy's students James Baker and Janet Baker began using the Hidden Markov Model (HMM) for speech recognition.