uh

[uh, uhn]

interjection

1. (used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause.)

2. huh.

Word History and Origins

Origin of uh¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

“Father Figure” was inspired by a scene from “Succession,” while “Wood” — a track about her fiancé, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s uh, “magic wand” — started out in a “very innocent place.”

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In a scene that evoked a night raid by Special Ops forces in Iraq or Afghanistan, ICE agents rappelled out of UH-60 Blackhawks to assist law enforcement in raiding a building in the working-class South Shore neighborhood that had allegedly been “taken over” by the Venezuelan gang El Tren de Aragua.

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“Because when I get to heaven, and Jesus is like: ‘Uh, eye for an eye?

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“In between the finger-pointing, there was, uh, grieving on Friday — the White House flew the flags at half-staff, which got some criticism, but on a human level, you can see how hard the president is taking this.”

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“In between the finger-pointing, there was, uh, grieving on Friday, the White House flew the flags at half-staff, which got some criticism, but on a human level, you can see how hard the president is taking this.”

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