Word: humph
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Humph." The visiting cousin twitched his tail nervously and shifted his position to get a better view. "Always knew it was a lot of nonsense anyway...
...would also sponsor an original work, and had asked Gillis, 37, and vivacious NBC Scripter Claris Ross, 26, to write one. In a month, they had cooked up a 15-minute fantasy for children about a baby-sitting grandfather whose charge doubts his ability to sing her to sleep: "Humph! I'm the fellow who invented lullabies. In fact, I invented music...
...only other major deviation from the normal lineup in this match occurred in the number three doubles match. Dick Decker, who generally plays third doubles with Rog Swanson, was ill. Humph Doerman and John Tanger took over the slot and came through with a resounding...
...three of the singles matches and the third doubles match went to the Crimson in two sets. Don Blackmer, Charlie Thompson, and John Loeb--numbers two, four, and five--all won, as did Dick Becker and Humph Doormann in doubles...
Last week, the liberal Manchester Guardian emitted a suspicious humph: "Putting all this nonsense together, it looks as though Lord Beaverbrook is trying by his own peculiar methods to help the Tory overtures for a Liberal-Conservative alliance . . . Lord Beaverbrook is losing touch...