mmmmm

Examples

• All

• Mmmmm, yes, but they don't take over two weeks to process an updated app.

  Blog text (30)

• Mmmmm, my fading memory tells me that someone who did attend the secret meeting has reported openly on what was said.

  Blog text (22)

• Mmmmm, what's up with that?

  Blog text (17)

• Mmmmm, but I can't have it smelling at all.

  Blog text (23)

• Mmmmm, no.

  Blog text (22)

• "Mmmmm, no, it didn't."

  Blog text (22)

Synonyms

U

uh

vsmmmmm

• Informal

∞ 7.3

A short sound people make when they hesitate while speaking

is focused more on thinking or considering before giving an answer

U

um

vsmmmmm

• Informal

∞ 4.1

A short sound people say when they pause to think

leans more toward showing thinking or considering before answering

H

hmm

vsmmmmm

• Informal

∞ 8.7

A sound people make when they hesitate and think

is used more generally for thinking or hesitating before responding

A

ah

vsmmmmm

• Informal

744 2.4

A short sound people make when they hesitate or think

is more about ongoing consideration than a single short doubt sound

M

mmm

vsmmmmm

• Informal

384 9.5

A sound people make when they think or hesitate

is a more general marker of thinking or hesitating before replying

U

umm

vsmmmmm

• Informal

96 8.8

A short sound people make when they pause to think

focuses more on thoughtful consideration than a quick filler pause

E

erm

vsmmmmm

• UK

65 9.9

A short sound people make when they hesitate while speaking

puts slightly more emphasis on being in thought than simple doubt

U

uhh

vsmmmmm

• Informal

41 9.5

A sound people use when they hesitate or are unsure

is used more for deliberate thinking or pausing before replying

U

uhm

vsmmmmm

• Informal

35 9.8

A short sound people make when they pause to think

is broader, covering thinking or hesitating in many response situations

U

uhhh

vsmmmmm

• Informal

17 9.9

A sound people make when they hesitate while speaking

is more about indicating thought rather than just stretching a pause

E

ehm

vsmmmmm

• Informal

5 8.7

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

is broader, signalling thinking or hesitating beyond word searching

U

uhhhh

vsmmmmm

• Informal

3 9.9

A sound people make when they hesitate or think

is the general sign of thinking, not only a long filler sound

O

ohhhh

vsmmmmm

• Informal

2 9.8

A long sound people make when thinking before they speak

is a more neutral marker of thinking or hesitating rather than an exclamation

M

mhm

vsmmmmm

• Informal

1 9.9

A low sound people make while thinking or hesitating

is a broader sign of thinking or hesitation rather than this low hum

How Hesitant

mmmmm

• Informal

1 9.9

hmm

• Informal

∞ 8.7

mmm

• Informal

384 9.5

um

• Informal

∞ 4.1

uh

• Informal

∞ 7.3

Surface Forms

Etymology