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🤔 Uncertain ❓ Didn't hear 😐 Don't care
ehh

ehh

2 9.9
A sound people make to ask someone to repeat what they said
  • interjection
  • /ɛh/
  • Informal
translation icon : ehh
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Examples

Synonyms

huh
vsehh
  • Informal
∞ 8.0

A short sound that shows you do not understand or are surprised

is mainly for asking repetition or showing not hearing rather than surprise
wha
vsehh
  • Informal
61 9.9

A short informal word people say to show surprise or ask someone to repeat

is used simply to ask for repetition or show missed words without surprise
hunh
vsehh
  • Informal
4 9.9

A short sound you make to show confusion or ask someone to repeat

is focused on requesting repetition or indicating not hearing, not expressing doubt
ehhh
vsehh
  • Informal
1 9.9

A sound people make to show they do not hear or understand

is identical but uses fewer letters when written

How Direct

to say that again
  • Informal
52 4.2
pardon me
159 1.0
ehh
  • Informal
2 9.9
huh
  • Informal
∞ 8.0

Surface Forms

ehh main

Etymology

Ehh is a short, drawn-out sound like huh that people use when they did not hear or understand something. So it works like a quick 'please repeat'.