harrumphed
Grunted with displeasure
Harrumphed is the past tense of harrumph, to make a gruff throat-clearing sound expressing disapproval, skepticism, or irritation.
The sound itself is nonverbal, but it communicates clearly: She harrumphed when he suggested ordering pizza again.
Someone who harrumphs is typically stuffy or self-important, making their displeasure audible without actually speaking.
Noisy nasal exhale
tsk · frown · glare · scowl · disdain · censure · reproach · condemnation
Explosive airway clearing
- snortNoisy nasal exhale
- gruntLow guttural sound
- splutterSpeak confusedly, in bursts
- sputterEmit irregular popping sounds
huff · exhale · wheeze · bluster · exclaim · vocalize · utter · intone
Low guttural sound
- growlLow threatening sound
- rumbleLow rolling sound
- snortNoisy nasal exhale
- barkSharp canine vocalization
raspy · hoarse · guttural · throaty · gravelly · brusque · grumble · mutter
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- stuffyLacking fresh air
- fuddy-duddyOld-fashioned, overly fussy person
- curmudgeonIll-tempered, stubborn person
prim · proper · stodgy · buttoned-up · formal · old-timer · traditionalist · stiff
Loud, empty boasting
- self-importantExaggerating one's own significance
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
supercilious · patronizing · overbearing · snobbish · pretentious · highfalutin · lordly · magisterial
snort
Noisy nasal exhale
tut · tsk · frown · glare · scowl · disdain · censure · reproach · condemnation · objection
cough
Explosive airway clearing
sputter · huff · exhale · wheeze · bluster · exclaim · vocalize · utter · intone
grunt
Low guttural sound
bark · raspy · hoarse · guttural · throaty · gravelly · brusque · grumble · mutter · splutter
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- stuffyLacking fresh air
- fuddy-duddyOld-fashioned, overly fussy person
curmudgeon · prim · proper · stodgy · buttoned-up · formal · old-timer · traditionalist · stiff · punctilious
bluster
Loud, empty boasting
- self-importantExaggerating one's own significance
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
imperious · supercilious · patronizing · overbearing · snobbish · pretentious · highfalutin · lordly · magisterial · stuffy