uh

interjection

ˈə 

usually with prolonged ə

chiefly US, informal

—used to express hesitation

Do you want to, uh, go out sometime?

Examples of uh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After a really promising premiere week, uh, what the hell happened? — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Now in practice, in a realistic experiment, any large system would be very quickly decohered by its, uh, immediate environment, by surrounding photons. — Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

With Bubble Treasure, her first album in English, Swedish songbird Toxe (pronounced tox-uh) brings breathy dream pop into a magical underwater realm. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026

And while the results may … uh … may not go their way all the time, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is here through the thick and thin. — Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing uh

• uh-huh
• uh-oh
• uh-uh

Rhymes for uh

• dah
• duh
• huh
• schwa
• the
• gaga
• shema
• maharaja