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

the internet domain name for

1. US Minor Outlying Islands

Example Sentences

“Um, I’m afraid not,” he said, with a tone that suggested he wasn’t entirely sure if I was serious.

From Slate

Um Yaser Abdel Hamid Daher, who also lives at the hospital, told the BBC “we've seen so many people burning that we started feeling like we might burn like them”.

From BBC

"Um, the thought of fittings makes me go like this," she says, rolling her eyes in mock exasperation.

From BBC

And the director comes up to me and says ‘Um, could you just keep it really still?’

From Los Angeles Times

Johnson: First occasion, um, Saddam had invaded Kuwait.

From Slate

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