ahemv.

Brit.

/əˈhɛm/,

/əˈhm/, U.S.

/əˈhɛm/,

/əˈhm/

Inflections: Present participle aheming, ahemming; past tense and past participle ahemed, ahemmed;

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ahem int.

Etymology: < ahem int. Compare earlier hem v.²

intransitive. To exclaim ‘ahem’ (ahem int.). Also transitive with ‘ahem’ as object.In quot. 1839 transitive with away: to dismiss (a jocular mood) by exclaiming ‘ahem’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > cry or exclaim [verb (transitive)] > specific cries or exclamations

ahem1839

ooh1961

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > cry or exclaim [verb (intransitive)] > specific exclamations

ho1377

heave hoa1400

howc1450

whew1765

oh-oh1833

oh1837

yo-heave-ho1857

phew1858

ahem1876

oh-my1893

hooch1896

yah1904

ooh1930

ooh-la-la1950

ooh-ooh1960

1839 Fraser's Mag. 19 125 He immediately ‘a-hems’ away his jocularity.

1876 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career III. ix. 166 Tuckham brushed his hand over his mouth and ahemed.

1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors I. xiii. 240 He..pulled the waistcoat, and swelled it, ahemming.

1913 Amer. Mag. May 55 She ahemmed impatiently.

1982 Boys' Life Aug. 4/2 ‘Ahem!’ ahemmed Pedro.

2008 M. Hockney Millionaires' Death Club ix. 55 Someone ahemmed. ‘Oh, sorry,’ I said, ‘I didn't see you.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

ahemint.n.

Brit.

/əˈhm/,

/hm/,

/əˈhɛm/, U.S.

/əˈhm/,

/hm/,

/əˈhɛm/

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative of the sound made in clearing the throat. Compare hem int., hem n.²

A. int.

An exclamation representing a slight cough or clearing of the throat, used (a) to attract attention, esp. prior to speaking (b) to express hesitation, (mock) disapproval, embarrassment, suggestiveness, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [interjection] > emphasizing a following statement

whatOE

loOE

lookOE

aha1225

loura1225

halec1300

why1545

if (also and) you pleasec1563

ahem1606

I say1613

ahey1696

sithee1828

please it you1881

lookit1907

the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > utterance expressing hesitation [interjection]

hum1598

ha1609

haw1679

ahem1763

haw-haw1834

h'm1854

uh1962

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [interjection] > hem

hemc1525

ahem1763

1606 No-body & Some-body sig. D2^v Ahem boy, Nobody is sound yet for all his troubles.

1639 J. Taylor Iuniper Lect. 232 Shee'le daunce and sing, a hem boyes, hey all sixe, Shee's steele to th'backe, all mirth, all Meretrix.

1763 C. Johnstone Reverie (new ed.) II. 151 Hem! ahem! In the first place, said he, clearing his voice.

1814 J. Boswell Justiciary Opera 65 Gal-lery—si-lence—Ahem!

1848 G. E. Jewsbury Let. 12 Aug. (1892) 252 George Sand corresponds with Miss ——, and calls her the ‘sister of her soul’. Ahem!

1898 Cent. Mag. Sept. 732/1 ‘You are—ahem!—professional people, are you not?’ He phrased it as delicately as he could.

1928 R. Campbell Wayzgoose ii. 58 Then having seen his error, [he] paled with fear And coughed—Ahem, we'll leave the matter here!

1968 Life 19 Jan. r10 (advt.) Our new portable color TV..wins every other comparison test with (ahem) flying colors.

1990 Computer Lang. Oct. 144/3 He believes he has finally found tasks that match his—ahem—unique skills.

2007 S. Kandel Christietown 97 Ahem! May I have everyone's attention?

B. n.

An exclamation of ‘ahem’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [noun] > hemming

hemming1470

hem1547

ahem1823

1823 Farmers iii. 116 Poor Moorsby,..after many ahems and round about speeches, contrived to lay his case.

1847 Yale Lit. Mag. Aug. 416 Obediah sat..quite uneasy, and after sundry ahems,..withdrew from the room.

1929 D. H. Lawrence Pansies 147 They were just a bloody collective fraud, That was what their Ahem! meant.

1996 R. R. Osmer Confirmation 219 I hope to provoke ‘Ahas’ and not ‘Ahems’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ahem
释义	ahemv. Brit. /əˈhɛm/, /əˈhm/, U.S. /əˈhɛm/, /əˈhm/ Inflections: Present participle aheming, ahemming; past tense and past participle ahemed, ahemmed; Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ahem int. Etymology: < ahem int. Compare earlier hem v.² intransitive. To exclaim ‘ahem’ (ahem int.). Also transitive with ‘ahem’ as object.In quot. 1839 transitive with away: to dismiss (a jocular mood) by exclaiming ‘ahem’. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > cry or exclaim [verb (transitive)] > specific cries or exclamations ahem1839 ooh1961 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > cry or exclaim [verb (intransitive)] > specific exclamations ho1377 heave hoa1400 howc1450 whew1765 oh-oh1833 oh1837 yo-heave-ho1857 phew1858 ahem1876 oh-my1893 hooch1896 yah1904 ooh1930 ooh-la-la1950 ooh-ooh1960 1839 Fraser's Mag. 19 125 He immediately ‘a-hems’ away his jocularity. 1876 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career III. ix. 166 Tuckham brushed his hand over his mouth and ahemed. 1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors I. xiii. 240 He..pulled the waistcoat, and swelled it, ahemming. 1913 Amer. Mag. May 55 She ahemmed impatiently. 1982 Boys' Life Aug. 4/2 ‘Ahem!’ ahemmed Pedro. 2008 M. Hockney Millionaires' Death Club ix. 55 Someone ahemmed. ‘Oh, sorry,’ I said, ‘I didn't see you.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). ahemint.n. Brit. /əˈhm/, /hm/, /əˈhɛm/, U.S. /əˈhm/, /hm/, /əˈhɛm/ Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative of the sound made in clearing the throat. Compare hem int., hem n.² A. int. An exclamation representing a slight cough or clearing of the throat, used (a) to attract attention, esp. prior to speaking (b) to express hesitation, (mock) disapproval, embarrassment, suggestiveness, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [interjection] > emphasizing a following statement whatOE loOE lookOE aha1225 loura1225 halec1300 why1545 if (also and) you pleasec1563 ahem1606 I say1613 ahey1696 sithee1828 please it you1881 lookit1907 the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > utterance expressing hesitation [interjection] hum1598 ha1609 haw1679 ahem1763 haw-haw1834 h'm1854 uh1962 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [interjection] > hem hemc1525 ahem1763 1606 No-body & Some-body sig. D2^v Ahem boy, Nobody is sound yet for all his troubles. 1639 J. Taylor Iuniper Lect. 232 Shee'le daunce and sing, a hem boyes, hey all sixe, Shee's steele to th'backe, all mirth, all Meretrix. 1763 C. Johnstone Reverie (new ed.) II. 151 Hem! ahem! In the first place, said he, clearing his voice. 1814 J. Boswell Justiciary Opera 65 Gal-lery—si-lence—Ahem! 1848 G. E. Jewsbury Let. 12 Aug. (1892) 252 George Sand corresponds with Miss ——, and calls her the ‘sister of her soul’. Ahem! 1898 Cent. Mag. Sept. 732/1 ‘You are—ahem!—professional people, are you not?’ He phrased it as delicately as he could. 1928 R. Campbell Wayzgoose ii. 58 Then having seen his error, [he] paled with fear And coughed—Ahem, we'll leave the matter here! 1968 Life 19 Jan. r10 (advt.) Our new portable color TV..wins every other comparison test with (ahem) flying colors. 1990 Computer Lang. Oct. 144/3 He believes he has finally found tasks that match his—ahem—unique skills. 2007 S. Kandel Christietown 97 Ahem! May I have everyone's attention? B. n. An exclamation of ‘ahem’. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [noun] > hemming hemming1470 hem1547 ahem1823 1823 Farmers iii. 116 Poor Moorsby,..after many ahems and round about speeches, contrived to lay his case. 1847 Yale Lit. Mag. Aug. 416 Obediah sat..quite uneasy, and after sundry ahems,..withdrew from the room. 1929 D. H. Lawrence Pansies 147 They were just a bloody collective fraud, That was what their Ahem! meant. 1996 R. R. Osmer Confirmation 219 I hope to provoke ‘Ahas’ and not ‘Ahems’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1839int.n.1606
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