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{
"text": "1914: Sinclair Lewis, Our Mr. Wrenn - \"So? Lived there long?\" \"Uh-huh, I--\" began Mr. Wrenn."
}
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{
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{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "aha",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "аха"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "enhēng",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "嗯哼"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "mhm"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "uhu"
},
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "aha"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
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},
{
"code": "ja",
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"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
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},
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"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Dari",
"roman": "āh, ā",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "آه"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "pronounced with closed mouth, stressed on the ult",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "mhm"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "pronounced with closed mouth, stressed on the ult",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "yhy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "possibly a spelling pronunciation; stressed on the ult",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "aha"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "aham"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "agá",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "ага́"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "ajá"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "mhm"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "oo"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "ha"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ahá",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "ага́"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "ừ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "ờ"
}
]
}
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},
{
"other": "[ɦ]"
},
{
"other": "[h]"
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"word": "uh-huh"
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"word": "uh-uh"
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"examples": [
{
"text": "1914: Sinclair Lewis, Our Mr. Wrenn - \"So? Lived there long?\" \"Uh-huh, I--\" began Mr. Wrenn."
}
],
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"yes; yeah"
],
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],
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},
{
"other": "[ɦ]"
},
{
"other": "[h]"
},
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"word": "mhm"
},
{
"word": "uhhuh"
},
{
"word": "uh huh"
},
{
"word": "uhuh"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "aha",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "аха"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "enhēng",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "嗯哼"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "mhm"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "uhu"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "aha"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "jaaha"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "un",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "うん"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "hm",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "हं"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Dari",
"roman": "āh, ā",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "آه"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "pronounced with closed mouth, stressed on the ult",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "mhm"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "pronounced with closed mouth, stressed on the ult",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "yhy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "possibly a spelling pronunciation; stressed on the ult",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "aha"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "aham"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "agá",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "ага́"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "ajá"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "mhm"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "oo"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "ha"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ahá",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "ага́"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "ừ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "expressing agreement or affirmation",
"word": "ờ"
}
],
"word": "uh-huh"
}
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