"ahem" meaning in English

See ahem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /əˈhɛm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ahem.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ahem2.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ahem3.wav
Rhymes: -ɛm Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-interj}} ahem
  1. (onomatopoeia) The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat. Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-ahem-en-intj-fqvutsvs Categories (other): English onomatopoeias, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 4 9 8 3 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 80 5 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 2 6 9 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 4 4 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 1 4 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 52 3 14 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 3 15 18 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 64 3 9 10 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 66 3 12 9 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 55 3 15 18 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 55 3 15 18 9
  2. An exclamation or cough to get attention. Synonyms (exclamation to get attention): hey Translations (exclamation or cough to get attention): ehm (Czech), kröhöm (Finnish), öhöm (Finnish), エヘン (ehen) (Japanese), tikhim (Tagalog), e hèm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-ahem-en-intj-PV0GbuaE Disambiguation of 'exclamation to get attention': 0 69 13 18 Disambiguation of 'exclamation or cough to get attention': 2 87 6 6
  3. An exclamation of disapproval or annoyance. Synonyms (expression of disapproval): tut tut Translations (exclamation of disapproval or annoyance): öhöm (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ahem-en-intj-rVbJ81aD Disambiguation of 'expression of disapproval': 14 3 65 17 Disambiguation of 'exclamation of disapproval or annoyance': 1 6 88 6
  4. An exclamation to indicate sarcasm. Translations (exclamation to indicate sarcasm): köh (Finnish), öhöm (Finnish) Translations (onomatopoeia): ehm (Czech), kröhöm (Finnish), γκουχ (gkouch) (Greek), γκούχου (gkoúchou) (Greek), ゴホン (gohon) (Japanese), コホン (kohon) (Japanese), げほげほ (gehogeho) (Japanese), ehem (Tagalog), tikhim (Tagalog), e hèm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-ahem-en-intj-6ITPMJQe Disambiguation of 'exclamation to indicate sarcasm': 1 6 6 87 Disambiguation of 'onomatopoeia': 24 7 8 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ehem

Verb

IPA: /əˈhɛm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ahem.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ahem2.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ahem3.wav Forms: ahems [present, singular, third-person], ahemming [participle, present], ahemmed [participle, past], ahemmed [past]
Rhymes: -ɛm Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb|ahems|ahemming|ahemmed}} ahem (third-person singular simple present ahems, present participle ahemming, simple past and past participle ahemmed)
  1. To cough or clear one's throat so as to draw attention.
    Sense id: en-ahem-en-verb-xJXjauaT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ehem

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛm"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "exclamation to get attention",
      "word": "hey"
    },
    {
      "sense": "expression of disapproval",
      "word": "tut tut"
    },
    {
      "word": "ehem"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "onomatopoeia",
      "word": "ehm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "onomatopoeia",
      "word": "kröhöm"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gkouch",
      "sense": "onomatopoeia",
      "word": "γκουχ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gkoúchou",
      "sense": "onomatopoeia",
      "word": "γκούχου"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gohon",
      "sense": "onomatopoeia",
      "word": "ゴホン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kohon",
      "sense": "onomatopoeia",
      "word": "コホン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gehogeho",
      "sense": "onomatopoeia",
      "word": "げほげほ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "onomatopoeia",
      "word": "ehem"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "onomatopoeia",
      "word": "tikhim"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "onomatopoeia",
      "word": "e hèm"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "exclamation or cough to get attention",
      "word": "ehm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "exclamation or cough to get attention",
      "word": "kröhöm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "exclamation or cough to get attention",
      "word": "öhöm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ehen",
      "sense": "exclamation or cough to get attention",
      "word": "エヘン"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "exclamation or cough to get attention",
      "word": "tikhim"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "exclamation or cough to get attention",
      "word": "e hèm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "exclamation of disapproval or annoyance",
      "word": "öhöm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "exclamation to indicate sarcasm",
      "word": "köh"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "exclamation to indicate sarcasm",
      "word": "öhöm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ahem"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English onomatopoeias",
    "English verbs",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛm",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛm/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Tagalog translations",
    "Terms with Vietnamese translations"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en"
      },
      "expansion": "Onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ahems",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ahemming",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ahemmed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ahemmed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ahems",
        "2": "ahemming",
        "3": "ahemmed"
      },
      "expansion": "ahem (third-person singular simple present ahems, present participle ahemming, simple past and past participle ahemmed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1856, Louise Chandler Moulton, Juno Clifford, page 108:",
          "text": "He wouldn't have been suspected of crying for the world, but he coughed and ahemmed, and finally turned away without speaking.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1858, The Peninsular and Independent Medical Journal, page 153:",
          "text": "A full inspiration, preparatory to hawking, ahemming, or premeditated careful coughing, would excite an explosion of an unusually violent and persistent cough, hurrying the breath out of the poor victims.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cough or clear one's throat so as to draw attention."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "[ʔm.ʔmː]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[mˈm̥m]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈhɛm/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛm"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ehem"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ahem"
}

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