What does “mu” mean as an interjection?

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I'm reading the Dragon Ball manga and characters keep sort of stammering "mu-mu-mu" at various moments, for example below. What does this mean?



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    Pronounce it like an upset 'Mmm'.

    – Aeon Akechi
    Mar 18 at 4:35






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    Possible duplicate of Is む sometimes pronounced more like ん?

    – broccoli forest
    Mar 18 at 12:59











  • Kind of related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/47235/7810

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    Mar 18 at 13:05















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I'm reading the Dragon Ball manga and characters keep sort of stammering "mu-mu-mu" at various moments, for example below. What does this mean?



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  • 1





    Pronounce it like an upset 'Mmm'.

    – Aeon Akechi
    Mar 18 at 4:35






  • 3





    Possible duplicate of Is む sometimes pronounced more like ん?

    – broccoli forest
    Mar 18 at 12:59











  • Kind of related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/47235/7810

    – broccoli forest
    Mar 18 at 13:05













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I'm reading the Dragon Ball manga and characters keep sort of stammering "mu-mu-mu" at various moments, for example below. What does this mean?



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I'm reading the Dragon Ball manga and characters keep sort of stammering "mu-mu-mu" at various moments, for example below. What does this mean?



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  • 1





    Pronounce it like an upset 'Mmm'.

    – Aeon Akechi
    Mar 18 at 4:35






  • 3





    Possible duplicate of Is む sometimes pronounced more like ん?

    – broccoli forest
    Mar 18 at 12:59











  • Kind of related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/47235/7810

    – broccoli forest
    Mar 18 at 13:05












  • 1





    Pronounce it like an upset 'Mmm'.

    – Aeon Akechi
    Mar 18 at 4:35






  • 3





    Possible duplicate of Is む sometimes pronounced more like ん?

    – broccoli forest
    Mar 18 at 12:59











  • Kind of related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/47235/7810

    – broccoli forest
    Mar 18 at 13:05







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Pronounce it like an upset 'Mmm'.

– Aeon Akechi
Mar 18 at 4:35





Pronounce it like an upset 'Mmm'.

– Aeon Akechi
Mar 18 at 4:35




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3





Possible duplicate of Is む sometimes pronounced more like ん?

– broccoli forest
Mar 18 at 12:59





Possible duplicate of Is む sometimes pronounced more like ん?

– broccoli forest
Mar 18 at 12:59













Kind of related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/47235/7810

– broccoli forest
Mar 18 at 13:05





Kind of related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/47235/7810

– broccoli forest
Mar 18 at 13:05










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I love this comic too. Mu mu mu expresses frustration in a calm way.






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  • You should cite a dictionary entry or something to support your answer.

    – V2Blast
    Mar 18 at 2:43












  • I think this expression is too casual to be on list of dictionaries. But as a native speaker of Japanese and a fan of this comic I think this phrase conveys such meaning.

    – suzuki
    Mar 18 at 2:50











  • We westerners tend to be agitated when experiencing frustration.

    – BJCUAI
    Mar 18 at 3:40











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I love this comic too. Mu mu mu expresses frustration in a calm way.






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  • You should cite a dictionary entry or something to support your answer.

    – V2Blast
    Mar 18 at 2:43












  • I think this expression is too casual to be on list of dictionaries. But as a native speaker of Japanese and a fan of this comic I think this phrase conveys such meaning.

    – suzuki
    Mar 18 at 2:50











  • We westerners tend to be agitated when experiencing frustration.

    – BJCUAI
    Mar 18 at 3:40















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I love this comic too. Mu mu mu expresses frustration in a calm way.






share|improve this answer























  • You should cite a dictionary entry or something to support your answer.

    – V2Blast
    Mar 18 at 2:43












  • I think this expression is too casual to be on list of dictionaries. But as a native speaker of Japanese and a fan of this comic I think this phrase conveys such meaning.

    – suzuki
    Mar 18 at 2:50











  • We westerners tend to be agitated when experiencing frustration.

    – BJCUAI
    Mar 18 at 3:40













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I love this comic too. Mu mu mu expresses frustration in a calm way.






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I love this comic too. Mu mu mu expresses frustration in a calm way.







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  • You should cite a dictionary entry or something to support your answer.

    – V2Blast
    Mar 18 at 2:43












  • I think this expression is too casual to be on list of dictionaries. But as a native speaker of Japanese and a fan of this comic I think this phrase conveys such meaning.

    – suzuki
    Mar 18 at 2:50











  • We westerners tend to be agitated when experiencing frustration.

    – BJCUAI
    Mar 18 at 3:40

















  • You should cite a dictionary entry or something to support your answer.

    – V2Blast
    Mar 18 at 2:43












  • I think this expression is too casual to be on list of dictionaries. But as a native speaker of Japanese and a fan of this comic I think this phrase conveys such meaning.

    – suzuki
    Mar 18 at 2:50











  • We westerners tend to be agitated when experiencing frustration.

    – BJCUAI
    Mar 18 at 3:40
















You should cite a dictionary entry or something to support your answer.

– V2Blast
Mar 18 at 2:43






You should cite a dictionary entry or something to support your answer.

– V2Blast
Mar 18 at 2:43














I think this expression is too casual to be on list of dictionaries. But as a native speaker of Japanese and a fan of this comic I think this phrase conveys such meaning.

– suzuki
Mar 18 at 2:50





I think this expression is too casual to be on list of dictionaries. But as a native speaker of Japanese and a fan of this comic I think this phrase conveys such meaning.

– suzuki
Mar 18 at 2:50













We westerners tend to be agitated when experiencing frustration.

– BJCUAI
Mar 18 at 3:40





We westerners tend to be agitated when experiencing frustration.

– BJCUAI
Mar 18 at 3:40

















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