representative of a sound made during contemplation or showing mild disapproval, attested from 1868, but this is probably a variation of the hum attested in similar senses from 1590s.
hit-or-miss
Hittite
HIV
hive
hives
hmm
ho
hoagie
hoar
hoard
hoarder
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