umm
English
Interjection
umm
- Implying hesitation.
- - How does a plane fly?
- - Umm, I don't know.
Synonyms
- er
- hmm
- um
Verb
umm (third-person singular simple present umms, present participle umming, simple past and past participle ummed)
- (intransitive, rare) To make the umm sound to express confusion or hesitancy.
Anagrams
- MMU, Mum, mum
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) u'mmi
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *oma.
Adjective
umm
- own