"umm" meaning in English

See umm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} umm
  1. Alternative form of um Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: um
    Sense id: en-umm-en-intj-QkdVZFeq

Verb

Forms: umms [present, singular, third-person], umming [participle, present], ummed [participle, past], ummed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} umm (third-person singular simple present umms, present participle umming, simple past and past participle ummed)
  1. Alternative form of um (“to make the umm sound to express confusion or hesitancy”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: um (extra: to make the umm sound to express confusion or hesitancy)
    Sense id: en-umm-en-verb-qelLhs2c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for umm meaning in English (1.4kB)

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