galumphing

Example Sentences

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Cue another round of snobby harrumphing about the inclusion of non-Power 4 schools like James Madison and Tulane, as if those schools play on crabgrass fields with dirt patches and donkeys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

As Amanda Marcotte wrote for Salon, Graham gave a spirited audition for "Real Housewives" by harrumphing out of the room more than once.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2022

Shifting and harrumphing and rearranging blankets, I turn to my husband, Toban, and ask him,

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2021

As a talented public servant, Sir Kim understood that instantly - in a way that the harrumphing chorus in Westminster demanding he stay in post did not.

From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2019

Alec made a harrumphing noise and walked on to the next room instead of going into the first one.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner