uh
interjection
ˈə 
usually with prolonged ə
chiefly US, informal
—used to express hesitation
Do you want to, uh, go out sometime?
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Everybody, uh, chill out dudes.
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Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Took a shuttle over to Reunion the next morning, and the security guard said nuh-uh.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Top of the Line, IndieWire’s Craft newsletter, welcomes you to what has been quite a mellow week for craft coverage, specifically — if not, uh, for the world at large.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Some of these laboratories had proudly discriminatory, uh, hiring practices.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
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Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Took a shuttle over to Reunion the next morning, and the security guard said nuh-uh.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Top of the Line, IndieWire’s Craft newsletter, welcomes you to what has been quite a mellow week for craft coverage, specifically — if not, uh, for the world at large.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Some of these laboratories had proudly discriminatory, uh, hiring practices.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for uh
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“Uh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uh. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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