um

interjection

a prolonged

m 

sound

əm

—used to indicate hesitation

well, um, I don't know

Examples of um in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Também me contou que havia sido curada de um problema semelhante, por enfrentar o medo e seguir com confiança a orientação de Deus, para fazer uma viagem a serviço da igreja. — Blithe Holcomb Hogan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026

The rain had rendered the dirt tracks we were meant to use … um, unusable. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026

After his, um, dismissal from Voyager, his notable credits included 24, House, Modern Family, Castle, Major Crimes, and Daisy Jones and the Six. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026

So, if a package came to Eunice from the John Smith account, wouldn’t there be some sort of suspicion surrounding the package from a man who is either on the run or, um, dead? — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing um

• no-see-um

Rhymes for um

• bum
• chum
• come
• crum
• cum
• drum
• dum
• dumb
• from
• frum
• glum
• gum

Kids Definition

um

interjection

a prolonged

m 

sound, əm

—used to express hesitation

well, um, I don't know