mm-hmm

interjection

ᵊm,

repeated and separated by the voiceless sound

h 

variants or less commonly mm-hm

—used to indicate agreement, satisfaction, or encouragement to continue speaking

"Are you still coming over tonight?" "Yes, mm-hmm, yes."

—Gregory Sendi

You do such a great job playing Branson. Mm-hmm.

—Lara Spencer

"Can you imagine? Swimming in place!" Aunt Midge really wants to hit this point home. "And the water is nice and warm, to keep your muscles lithe." "Mm-hmm." I'm not really sold yet on the idea, which is fine because I know Aunt Midge hasn't yet finished her sales pitch.

—Kelly Harms

Examples of mm-hmm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Zimmerman, of course, runs the, the metro parks, which have transformed mm-hmm. —Laura Johnston, cleveland, 26 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above