intransitive. To utter the sound described under hem, int.; to give a short sharp cough as a signal, etc.; to clear the throat; to stammer or…
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| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > hem (3) hem1470 intransitive. To utter the sound described under hem, int.; to give a short sharp cough as a signal, etc.; to clear the throat; to stammer or… hem and hawk1588 In combination, as hem and hawk, hem and haw, hem and ha. Cf. hum and haw at haw, v.1, to hum and haw at hum, v.1 2c. harrumph1936 A guttural sound made by clearing the throat. Also figurative. So as v., to make this sound; to speak in a rasping or guttural voice; to make a… |
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