uh
interjection
ˈə 
usually with prolonged ə
chiefly US, informal
—used to express hesitation
Do you want to, uh, go out sometime?
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For a long time, the WNBA was, uh, not great at marketing its stars.
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Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 24 May 2024
Dave Holloway: There was no evidence on the stairs of someone going down, uh, like broken baluster or anything like that.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
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Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 24 May 2024
Dave Holloway: There was no evidence on the stairs of someone going down, uh, like broken baluster or anything like that.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for uh
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“Uh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uh. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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