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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This is different than uh, Sylvester Stallone, who voiced King Shark in Gunn’s Suicide Squad movie.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Also the way the presenters were, uh, presented, with their backs to most of the audience and trying to read teleprompters, awkwardly in many cases, just felt disconnected and an odd choice that shouldn’t be repeated.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
And, uh, the Chiefs are supposed to fear that possibility?
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Selfishness, suicide, and Scrabble are fair game before all becomes calm and, uh, not so bright.
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Also the way the presenters were, uh, presented, with their backs to most of the audience and trying to read teleprompters, awkwardly in many cases, just felt disconnected and an odd choice that shouldn’t be repeated.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
And, uh, the Chiefs are supposed to fear that possibility?
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Selfishness, suicide, and Scrabble are fair game before all becomes calm and, uh, not so bright.
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Uh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uh. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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