erm in English: A sound you make when you pause to think about what to say next. (interjection)

Translation

A sound you make when you pause to think about what to say next.

Word origin

A spelling of the natural sound English speakers make when they hesitate; American English usually writes it as um.

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Speakers use erm to fill a pause while they think.

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Here the speaker pauses to remember the number.

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Starting with erm can soften a difficult answer.

think

To use your mind to form ideas, opinions, or beliefs about something.

say

To speak words, or to tell someone something using your voice.

speak

To say words with your voice, or to use a language.

word

A sound or group of letters that has a meaning when you say or write it.

wait

To stay in one place or do nothing until something happens or someone comes.

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