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View synonyms for ahem

ahem

[ pronounced with a small scraping sound accompanied or followed by a nasal; spelling pronunciation uh-hem, hem ]

interjection

  1. (an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)


ahem

/ əˈhɛm /

interjection

  1. a clearing of the throat, used to attract attention, express doubt, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Every billionaire on the planet is lining up to kiss his . . . ahem, ring – and the rest of the world can kiss something else.

From Salon

"He's a tight-head prop with fast twitch. You just don't get them," he said, going on to compare their scarcity to "teddy bear", ahem, "manure".

From BBC

Reports of burnout have been in the news for years, especially in fields such as medicine, education and — ahem — journalism.

It has all of the trappings of a WWE match and has many in the press giddy with spreading their, ahem, insight.

From Salon

The New York Times, Reuters, Newsweek, Washington Post, and yes even Fox “ahem” News have noted the continuing surge in popularity of the Harris-Walz Democratic ticket following the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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