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Discover LudwigThe word "uhh" is technically correct as it is a representation of a sound, or interjection, that one might make when unsure of the answer to a question or feeling stumped.
It is not commonly used in formal writing, however, and has more of an informal tone. An example of its use would be: John asked Bob a difficult question and Bob was unsure of the answer. After a few moments of contemplation, Bob uttered "uhh".
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uhh
interjection
Alternative form of uh
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Uhh... 12.55pm: Here's more dire soothsaying from CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin (video via TPM): This was a train wreck for the Obama administration," he said.
Imposed on a pink background the commercial featured a bullet with the words "Uhh Dad I'm Gay" flying towards a heart made of china.
The boy responds: "I'm gonna rip your hair off and you're bald, and everybody will say, uhh, look at Meredith, she's an idiot".
Now they are here, paying gouger prices for hotels, and being told, uhh, never mind.
"I went like, 'Uhh, O.K.' — she kind of gets mad when I say this — I said, 'You know I'm not an actor, right?' " Mr. Carney recalled.
When he called people, instead of asking for them by name, he would just utter, "Uhh, Hersh".
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I caaad breeee!" Me: "Uhh-huuh".
"There were no umms, no uhhs, no hesitations, no insecurities," Mr. Wong said.
Brawndo Corporation In Mike Judge's Idiocracy, sports drink Brawndo ("The Thirst Mutilator") is used by its owner as a replacement for water in almost all forms in the Uhh-merica as water is seen as a threat to Brawndo's profits.
"Uhh…," a chorus of disappointed voices cried out.
"Were you a bully?" she asked next, provoking a telling exchange: Armstrong: Uhh…[nervous chuckle].
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