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ers

ers

1 9.9
Short spoken sounds people make when they pause to think
  • noun
  • /ɜrz/
translation icon : ehs
  • The teacher noted the student's use of ers when he paused to gather his thoughts.

Examples

  • I suppose that the ERs depend on the city to bring them victims of violence on Baltimore streets, and there's plenty of research going on as well, but I wonder.

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  • Why do all these articles about "women in tech" end up being about a bunch of 1%-ers?

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  • During her speech, the frequent ers showed that she was unsure about her next point.

  • His conversation was filled with ers as he hesitated to express his opinions clearly.

Synonyms

erm
vsers
  • UK
65 9.9

A short sound people make when they hesitate while speaking

focuses on brief pauses when thinking rather than expressing doubt
ehm
vsers
  • Informal
5 8.7

A short sound people make when they pause to think while speaking

is the general plural term for short hesitation sounds used when pausing
errr
vsers
  • Informal
1 9.5

A short sound people make when they are not sure

refers more generally to brief hesitation sounds rather than long fillers

Antonyms

confidence
456 2.1

A belief that you can do something well

clarity
152 3.0

How easy it is to understand what someone says or writes

How Hesitant

ers
1 9.9
erm
  • UK
65 9.9
uh
  • Informal
∞ 7.3
pause
192 1.0

Surface Forms

er singular
ers plural

Morphology

ers = er (transparent) = er + s

This is the regular plural of the hesitation interjection 'er'.

Etymology

Ers can mean the little pause sounds 'er' that people make when they think or hesitate. These sounds are like 'um' and 'uh', so ers are the many hesitation noises in speech.