um

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

um

past (v2)

ummed

past participle (v3)

ummed

present participle

umming

3rd person singular

ums

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

ums

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To make the um sound to express uncertainty or hesitancy.

   • Meanwhile, in the popular mind umming was simply a bad habit, akin to spitting or picking one’s nose.

Intj

Interjection

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A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

1. 1.Expression of hesitation, uncertainty or space filler in conversation.

   • Let’s see.. um.. how about this?
   • Um And I don't know um what to say to the court other than, I don't know how we could get through 1/5 of that.
   • It's a great test of the claims of open-source gurus, who say that a self-motivated community can outcode any team working for a single employer, like, um, Microsoft.

2. 2.Dated spelling of mmm.

3. 3.An expression to forcefully call attention to something wrong.

4. 4.An expression of shocked disapproval used by a child who witnesses forbidden behavior.

   • Mair used to look after Laura. If anyone threatened to tease her, Mair would stand up straight, point her finger at the enemy and shout, 'Um! I'm telling on you!'

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.An occurrence of the interjection "um".

Overall

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By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Common

General reading & writing

Rare

Academic

Rare

Literature

Rare