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

Example Sentences

"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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Salon

Former President Barack Obama pointed out Trump’s fear even as he made a joke about Trump’s strange obsession with, ahem, “crowd size” Tuesday night.

From Salon

Related Words

• cry
• exclamation
• expletive
• insertion
• interpolation
• interposition
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