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er | ing |

As an interjection er

is Said when hesitating in speech.

As a verb er

is to utter the word "er" when hesitating in speech, found almost exclusively in the phrase um and er.

As an abbreviation ER

is abbreviation of w:Elizabeth Regina|Elizabeth Regina|lang=en.

As a noun ing is

a water meadow.

er

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (UK)

    • Verb

  • (informal) To utter the word "er" when hesitating in speech, found almost exclusively in the phrase um and er .
    • He ummed and erred his way through the presentation.

    See also

    * uh

    Statistics

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    Anagrams

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    ing

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A water meadow

    • References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

    Etymology 2

    : From Pitman em'' and ''en , which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ing.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of the letter for the ng sound in Pitman shorthand.
    • Related terms
    * eng, the name of the IPA letter for this sound

    Anagrams

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