um

Meaning

Intj

1. Expression of hesitation, uncertainty or space filler in conversation.
2. (US) Dated spelling of mmm.
3. An expression to forcefully call attention to something wrong.
4. (childish) An expression of shocked disapproval used by a child who witnesses forbidden behavior.

Verb

To make the um sound to express uncertainty or hesitancy.

Noun

An occurrence of the interjection "um".

Particle

An undifferentiated determiner or article; a miscellaneous linking word, or filler with nonspecific meaning; representation of broken English stereotypically or comically attributed to Native Americans.

Synonyms

er

uh

erm

well

micrometre

umm

err

you know

errr

rm

micrometer

Translations

صوت شكّ

micròmetre

Mikrometer

Mikron

Messschraube

ähm

micromètre

euh

micron

micrometro

micrometrus

micrometer

uhmmm

ehhhh

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: um

Cognate with Old English: ymbe

Cognate with Western Frisian: om

Cognate with Dutch: om

Cognate with German: um

In summary

Onomatopoeic.