Huh

Quick meaning: Huh is an interjection meaning (with rising pitch) Used to express doubt or confusion.

Meaning

(with rising pitch) Used to express doubt or confusion.

More Meanings

1. (with falling pitch) Used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
2. (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.
3. (informal, with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
4. (informal, with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.
5. (onomatopoeia) Representing the sound of heavy breathing.
6. (onomatopoeia) Representing a chuckling sound.
7. (slang, with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.

Example Sentences

Huh? Where did they go?

Huh? Could you speak up?

Where were you last night? Huh?

It's getting kind of late, huh?

Synonyms for huh

Depending on context, synonyms include pardon, what.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include andy, hah, sonny, man, whorehouse, okay.

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