"ehm" meaning in English

See ehm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} ehm
  1. um, er expressing hesitation
    Sense id: en-ehm-en-intj-FguXGQLq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2004, Dariusz Galasiński, “‘There is a Concern’: Strategies of Emotion Talk”, in Men and the Language of Emotions, Palgrave Macmillan, →DOI, →ISBN, page 59:",
          "text": "[…]ehm but if you’re happy then that’s what it comes up to at the end of the day if you’re happy doing what you are. ehm (..) if you’re not then it’s up to you to change it ehm I don’t think there’s a – (.) an age thing it’s ehm a personal one.",
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          "ref": "2007, Ronald Geluykens, “Investigating complaints in business English: an evalutation of data collection methods”, in Katja Pelsmaekers, Craig Rollo, editors, Economically Speaking: Essays in Honour of Chris Braecke, Garant, →ISBN, page 38:",
          "text": "01 C: ehm hiya / 02 S: hi how can I help / 03 C: ((laughing)) ehm well I’ve just been informed I can’t get on (.) my plane[…]",
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          "ref": "2008, Erik de Haan, “Verbatim Transcript: Ken”, in Relational Coaching: Journeys Towards Mastering One-to-One Learning, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 309:",
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