erm

See also ERM

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɜːm

Used in non-rhotic dialects. Compare um.

Interjection

erm

1. (UK) Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty; um, umm.

   She was going to, erm... the salon.

Translations

expression of uncertainty

• Finnish: öö (fi), ää (fi), umm (fi)
• French: euh (fr)
• Portuguese: hm (pt)

• Russian: это (ru) (eto), э (ru) (e)
• Serbo-Croatian: ovaj (sh), umm (sh)

indication of secondary message

• Finnish: öhöm, tuota, tota

Anagrams

• MRE, R.E.M., REM, rem