uh

Definition

Expression of thought, confusion, or uncertainty.

Etymology

Onomatopoeia of the natural expression of thought. Compare with er.

Example Sentences

• "Uh, who was that?"
• "Uh, let me see..."
• "As the years go by, speech reverts to childhood levels of disfluency, with more pauses, more errors, more repeated words, but even the peak years are not great: up to 8 percent of the average person’s word output consists of meaningless fillers and placeholders like um, uh and er."

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