uh

interjection

ˈə How to pronounce uh (audio)
 usually with prolonged  ə
chiefly US, informal
used to express hesitation
Do you want to, uh, go out sometime?

Examples of uh in a Sentence

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The Bene Gesserit are, uh, geneticists These space witches are running a gigantic, generations-long breeding program to guide all the great houses and eventually put the perfect person, or Kwisatz Haderach, on the Imperium throne and under their control. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024 Reason for Ranking: Yet another solid (and prescient) premise that’s spoiled by a nasty streak and curious jokes about, uh, Abraham Lincoln hitting on Homer. Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024 My left leg is, uh, partially paralyzed from my hip to my knee, then from my knee to my toes, completely paralyzed, so if there's any neurosurgeons out there … any researchers out there, please get a hold of me. Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024 Bruce Rivers: … there was, um, uh, gunshot residue on her left hand. Natalie Morales, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for uh 

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uh was in 1962

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“Uh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uh. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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