umm
2
9.8
- noun
- /ʌm/
- Informal
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eh
- I try not to say uh and umm, but I still do occasionally.
I try not to say uh and umm, but I still do occasionally.
- I try not to say uh and umm, but I still do occasionally.
- More squeaky, a little more hair storionic, little little less articulate, more umms and more, more, more Muppet moves.
Examples
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She often uses an umm when she is unsure how to respond.
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Like now I'm looking back like, do you know how many umms and Ahs and, and like stutters and stuff that I clean out from edits?
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New England especially. Dr. Fell. Umm.
Fiction book (2001) -
Umm, last week, umm, I was in Africa, Umm, I was in countries including Senegal and Ethiopia and Rwanda.
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Biden had one major moment -- in fact, it went on for five or six seconds of umms and errs, and it hardly seems right to call it a moment.
Blog text (11) -
When asked a question, he replied with an umm to show he was thinking.
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During the presentation, I noticed a lot of umms as the speakers gathered their thoughts.
Synonyms
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7.3
A short sound people make when they hesitate while speaking
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4.1
A short sound people say when they pause to think
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8.7
A sound people make when they hesitate and think
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2.4
A short sound people make when they hesitate or think
384
9.5
A sound people make when they think or hesitate
65
9.9
A short sound people make when they hesitate while speaking
41
9.5
A sound people use when they hesitate or are unsure
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9.8
A short sound people make when they pause to think
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9.9
A sound people make when they hesitate while speaking
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9.9
A short unsure sound you make when you search for words
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9.9
A sound someone makes when they hesitate or need time to think
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8.7
A short sound people make when they pause to think while speaking
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9.9
A sound people make when they hesitate or think
3
8.4
A short sound made by clearing the throat to get attention or show hesitation
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9.3
A short throat sound people make to get attention or show hesitation
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9.8
A long sound people make when thinking before they speak
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9.5
A short sound people make when they are not sure
1
9.9
A hesitation sound people make when they think or search for words
1
9.9
A low sound people make while thinking or hesitating
1
9.9
A low sound showing thought or hesitation before answering
How Hesitant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Umm can also be the name for that small sound people make to show they are unsure, like a nervous uh or hmm. So an umm is a short 'hesitation' sound used when someone needs time to find words.