uhint.

/ʌh/

/ʌ/

Etymology: Imitative: compare ugh int. and n.

a. A representation of an inarticulate sound, such as that produced in coughing.

ΚΠ

1607 B. Jonson Volpone i. iii. sig. B4^v I feele mee going, (vh, vh, vh, vh.) I am sayling to my port, (vh vh, vh, vh.)

1678 T. Otway Friendship in Fashion ii. 23 Uh gud murther, I had rather you had offered me a Toad.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy III. iv. 104 Uh! uh! &c. &c. I am very happy to have this joyful opportunity.

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 321 Nae ill come ower them, I trust? Uh?

b. U.S. Expressing hesitation: = er int.

ΘΚΠ

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

hum1598

ha1609

haw1679

ahem1763

haw-haw1834

h'm1854

uh1962

1962 J. D. MacDonald Only Girl in Game vi. 85 ‘Are you cashing cheques?’.. The man hesitated. ‘Uh... Yes, we are.’

1973 National Observer (U.S.) 3 Feb. 7/1 He wanted most awfully to see the one in the advertisement about being, uh, well, you know.

1977 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 4 Aug. 32/4 ‘Perhaps we should, uh, wait,’ I said.

c. = eh int. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > expressing inquiry [interjection]

how now?c1380

ha1597

eh1773

aye1779

hunh1935

uh1977

1977 E. Trevor Theta Syndrome ii. 28 ‘Was it okay, Doc?’ ‘Uh?’ ‘The tube.’ ‘Oh, sure.’

1978 G. Greene Human Factor v. iii. 272 ‘Weren't those my very words?’ ‘Uh,’ Mr Barker said.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

uharticle

/ʌ/

Etymology: Representing a pronunciation of the indefinite article a adj.

U.S. (in African-American usage).

= a adj.

ΚΠ

1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 65 Uh, the common negro form for the indefinite article a. This is generally written er by dialect writers, but no sound of r is ever apparent in the negro pronunciation.

1933 Publ. Texas Folklore Soc. 11 105 Dey's jes' ez good uh fish in de creek ez evah been caught.

1973 Black World Oct. 74 Locking up folks lives For stealing less than uh hundred dollars.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	uh
释义	uhint. /ʌh//ʌ/ Etymology: Imitative: compare ugh int. and n. a. A representation of an inarticulate sound, such as that produced in coughing. ΚΠ 1607 B. Jonson Volpone i. iii. sig. B4^v I feele mee going, (vh, vh, vh, vh.) I am sayling to my port, (vh vh, vh, vh.) View more context for this quotation 1678 T. Otway Friendship in Fashion ii. 23 Uh gud murther, I had rather you had offered me a Toad. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy III. iv. 104 Uh! uh! &c. &c. I am very happy to have this joyful opportunity. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 321 Nae ill come ower them, I trust? Uh? b. U.S. Expressing hesitation: = er int. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > utterance expressing hesitation [interjection] hum1598 ha1609 haw1679 ahem1763 haw-haw1834 h'm1854 uh1962 1962 J. D. MacDonald Only Girl in Game vi. 85 ‘Are you cashing cheques?’.. The man hesitated. ‘Uh... Yes, we are.’ 1973 National Observer (U.S.) 3 Feb. 7/1 He wanted most awfully to see the one in the advertisement about being, uh, well, you know. 1977 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 4 Aug. 32/4 ‘Perhaps we should, uh, wait,’ I said. c. = eh int. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > expressing inquiry [interjection] how now?c1380 ha1597 eh1773 aye1779 hunh1935 uh1977 1977 E. Trevor Theta Syndrome ii. 28 ‘Was it okay, Doc?’ ‘Uh?’ ‘The tube.’ ‘Oh, sure.’ 1978 G. Greene Human Factor v. iii. 272 ‘Weren't those my very words?’ ‘Uh,’ Mr Barker said. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020). uharticle /ʌ/ Etymology: Representing a pronunciation of the indefinite article a adj. U.S. (in African-American usage). = a adj. ΚΠ 1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 65 Uh, the common negro form for the indefinite article a. This is generally written er by dialect writers, but no sound of r is ever apparent in the negro pronunciation. 1933 Publ. Texas Folklore Soc. 11 105 Dey's jes' ez good uh fish in de creek ez evah been caught. 1973 Black World Oct. 74 Locking up folks lives For stealing less than uh hundred dollars. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < int.1607article1893
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