How do native speakers pronounce "hmm" in English?

In natural English speech, "hmm" appears in contexts such as: "I always say that I'm lucky. Hmm.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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How to pronounce“hmm”in English

IPA/hm̩/

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I always say that I'm lucky.

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Definitions of “hmm”

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interjection

Indicates thinking or pondering.

“Hmm... that's an interesting idea.”

interjection

Indicates surprise or cluelessness; especially a response by a person who is questioned or addressed when not expecting it.

“"You there! Where are you going?" "Hmm? Oh, I just need to get a drink."”

verb

To make a thoughtful humming noise.

noun

Initialism of hidden Markov model.

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