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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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.
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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
And there was a uh, Funko Pop figure leak that named her as Death (and Billy, too).
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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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
And there was a uh, Funko Pop figure leak that named her as Death (and Billy, too).
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Uh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uh. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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