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English
Interjection
ehm
- um, er expressing hesitation
2004, Dariusz Galasiński, “‘There is a Concern’: Strategies of Emotion Talk”, in Men and the Language of Emotions, Palgrave Macmillan, →DOI, →ISBN, page 59:[…] 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.
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 38:01 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 […]
2008, Erik de Haan, “Verbatim Transcript: Ken”, in Relational Coaching: Journeys Towards Mastering One-to-One Learning, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 309:So ehm, I agreed that I would look at, ehm, ways of, ehm, of reducing the amount I was spending on my personal development, […]
Dutch
Pronunciation
Interjection
ehm
- er, uh (expressing hesitation)
- Synonyms: eh, uh, um
East Central German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compare German eben.
Adjective
ehm
- (Erzgebirgisch) flat, smooth, even (of a surface)
Further reading
2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 36:
Italian
Interjection
ehm
- um, er expressing hesitation