uhm

Examples

• All

• It's very, uhm, serious work, it's healing work.

  After Porn Ends 3 (2018)

• Yes, that's right... uhm... a professor from the Midwest.

  Fiction book (1997)

• You mind if... uhm... I take a shot?

  Fiction book (1996)

• Grace: Uhm, pop, could we discuss this...?

  Fiction book (1998)

• I believe now would be a good time to end your, uhm, formal training.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Mason, uhm, John, I have something to tell you.

  Fiction book (1996)

• No, uhm, everything there was my dad's, not mine.

  Sunrise in Heaven (2019)

• Oh, uhm... you'll have to talk to him, not to me.

  Keeping Mum (2005)

• Uhm, Agent Sanchez, could we have a word with you?

  Fiction book (1996)

• Uhm… sorry doctor Schultz, my ears ain't worth a damn these days.

  Django Unchained (2012)

Synonyms

U

uh

vsuhm

• Informal

∞ 7.3

A short sound people make when they hesitate while speaking

is used as a neutral pause while planning what to say

U

um

vsuhm

• Informal

∞ 4.1

A short sound people say when they pause to think

is a simple thinking pause rather than a longer unsure sound

H

hmm

vsuhm

• Informal

∞ 8.7

A sound people make when they hesitate and think

is a simple filler pause used while forming words

A

ah

vsuhm

• Informal

744 2.4

A short sound people make when they hesitate or think

is a simple pause for thinking without adding clear doubt

M

mmm

vsuhm

• Informal

384 9.5

A sound people make when they think or hesitate

is focused on a momentary pause rather than thoughtful consideration

U

umm

vsuhm

• Informal

96 8.8

A short sound people make when they pause to think

is a brief pause sound used mainly before beginning to speak

E

erm

vsuhm

• UK

65 9.9

A short sound people make when they hesitate while speaking

is a shorter pause sound used mainly for thinking briefly

U

uhh

vsuhm

• Informal

41 9.5

A sound people use when they hesitate or are unsure

is a plain pause for thinking without implying confusion

U

uhhh

vsuhm

• Informal

17 9.9

A sound people make when they hesitate while speaking

is a shorter pause used mainly to think briefly

B

buh

vsuhm

• Informal

8 9.9

A short unsure sound you make when you search for words

is a general pause for thinking rather than a searching noise

U

uuh

vsuhm

• Informal

6 9.9

A sound someone makes when they hesitate or need time to think

is aimed at pausing briefly, not necessarily showing ongoing thought

E

ehm

vsuhm

• Informal

5 8.7

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

is a basic hesitation used to pause but not search words

U

uhhhh

vsuhm

• Informal

3 9.9

A sound people make when they hesitate or think

is a concise hesitation sound used for quick thinking pauses

O

ohhhh

vsuhm

• Informal

2 9.8

A long sound people make when thinking before they speak

is a neutral pause sound rather than an exclamatory hesitation

E

ehhh

vsuhm

• Informal

1 9.9

A hesitation sound people make when they think or search for words

is used mainly as a quick thinking pause without strong uncertainty

E

errr

vsuhm

• Informal

1 9.5

A short sound people make when they are not sure

is a concise hesitation used to plan speech rather than fill time

M

mhm

vsuhm

• Informal

1 9.9

A low sound people make while thinking or hesitating

is used as a short pause while preparing to speak

M

mmmmm

vsuhm

• Informal

1 9.9

A low sound showing thought or hesitation before answering

is a short thinking pause, not a drawn out reflection

How Hesitant

uhh

• Informal

41 9.5

uhm

• Informal

35 9.8

uh

• Informal

∞ 7.3

Surface Forms

Etymology