um
pronunciation
How to pronounce um in British English:
UK [ʌm, əm]
How to pronounce um in American English:
US [ʌm, əm]
Word Origin
- um
- a sound denoting hesitation, 1670s.
Example
- 1. Um , if you can 't wait - why are you waiting ? )
- 2. " After this , I need an um detox program . "
- 3. Just saying " um " or " ah " here and there won 't do it .
- 4. Clearly , we have a fashion craze on our hands , or , um , feet .
- 5. Clare : um , yes , I 've been told that before , but I still don 't know how to know it .