Hmmed vs Hammed - What's the difference?
hmmed | hammed |
(hmm)
Indicating thinking or pondering.
A demand for an answer to a question.
(ham)
(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
(countable) A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat.
(uncountable) Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.
* (rfdate), Audra Lilly Griffeth, A King's Daughter (ISBN 146915532X):
The back of the thigh.
(internet, informal) Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail.
An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
An amateur radio operator.
To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.
English terms with multiple etymologies
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As verbs the difference between hmmed and hammed
is that hmmed is (hmm) while hammed is (ham).hmmed
English
Verb
(head)hmm
English
Alternative forms
* hm, hmmm, h'mInterjection
(en interjection)- Hmm ... that's an interesting idea.
- Hmm ... I just can't decide between the two.
- ''Just where were you until 2 a.m.? ... Hmm ?
Synonyms
* (l)See also
* (l) * (l) * (l)Anagrams
* English words without vowels ----hammed
English
Verb
(head)ham
English
(wikipedia ham)Etymology 1
From (etyl) hamme, from (etyl) . Compare gammon.Noun
(en noun)- a little piece of ham for the cat
- She put some ham in the beans and cut up some sweet potatoes to boil.
Derived terms
* ham-fisted * hambone * hammy, hamstringEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(-)Usage notes
* Persists in many old place names, such as (Buckingham).References
*Etymology 3
Shortened from , said to derive from the 1863 minstrel show song The Ham-fat Man ."ham", Online Etymology Dictionary
