Ahem

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • interjection. Used to attract attention or to express doubt or warning.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • interjection. the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat
  • interjection. an exclamation or cough to get attention
  • interjection. an exclamation of disapproval or annoyance
  • interjection. an exclamation to indicate sarcasm
  • n. A use of the interjection, ahem.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • interjection. An exclamation to call one's attention; hem.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • An utterance designed to attract attention, express doubt, etc.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    utterance    vocalization   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hem   
     
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