How to pronounce “ahem”

Meaning

• [Interjection]
• (onomatopoeia) The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat.
• Demanding attention.
• Expresses disapproval or annoyance.
• Indicates the speaker does not wish to be perceived as rude, often intimating an impolite meaning to a third party that the speaker is not addressing.
• [Verb]
• To cough or clear one's throat so as to draw attention.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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