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

Recent Examples on the Web My hometown is in a state of emergency – uh, euphoria ‒ over those gritty Leos. USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 On February 1, Colossal announced its new chief marketing officer would be Emily Castel, a former Hollywood executive who worked on monster movies including Pacific Rim, Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, and, uh, Jurassic World. Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024 Onward and upward, to the relatively peaceful pastures of … uh, Shogun? Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024 Here are some of the most extravagant, buoyant, and, uh, questionable ads that ran during Super Bowl LVIII. Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2024 Sunny Hostin's husband seemingly took a little time to, uh, not enjoy The View of hip-hop icon Doug E. Fresh dancing with his wife during a live episode of the show. EW.com, 21 Feb. 2024 And, uh, Amsterdam of course, its golden age was the 17th century. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Feb. 2024 And, uh, those people were meant, that was their job, was to be mathematicians who would be called in to, uh, support an engineer. Erica Huang, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024 But Trump's real, uh, trump card is his sheer volume of endorsements. Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2024

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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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Cite this Entry

“Uh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uh. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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