What is the difference between exclamation and ahem?
exclamation | ahem |
A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; – also called an exclamation point.
(onomatopoeia) the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat
an exclamation or cough to get attention
an exclamation of disapproval or annoyance
an exclamation to indicate sarcasm
As nouns the difference between exclamation and ahem
is that exclamation is a loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc while ahem is a use of the interjection, ahem.As an interjection ahem is
(onomatopoeia) the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat.exclamation
English
(Webster 1913)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* exclamation mark * exclamation pointExternal links
* *Anagrams
* ----ahem
English
Interjection
(en interjection)- Ahem ! Could we please get started?
- Ahem ! In case you didn't notice, I did my share, too.
- I really (ahem !) liked the chocolate broccoli surprise.
