um

Or umm

[uhm, uhn, uhm, uhn]

interjection

1. (used as an expression of doubt, hesitation, deliberation, interest, etc.)

um

¹

/ ʌm, əm /

interjection

1. a representation of a common sound made when hesitating in speech

um

²

abbreviation

1. US Minor Outlying Islands

Example Sentences

Back then, they fell out after a couple of weeks, not to return…for, um, a brief respite of 78 years.

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They’re very sweet but, um, no thank you.

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“It was a sense of safety,” she says, “that, um ... it was funny to find it there.”

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There’s also “Game Changers,” a game show where the game changes every episode that is hosted by Reich; “Make Some Noise,” where players attempt short improv challenges; and “Um, Actually,” a game show where guests prove their knowledge on niche and nerdy topics.

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Her first interviewee stutters, “Uh, heaven, heaven is, uh, um, let me see.”

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