ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Umm

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech interjection

Quick meaning: Umm is an interjection meaning Alternative form of um.

Meaning

Alternative form of um.

More Meanings

  1. Alternative form of um (“to make the umm sound to express confusion or hesitancy”).

Example Sentences

- Umm, I don't know.
- How does a plane fly?

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bam, hmm, hum, nay, lam, mother.

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