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Um vs Muh - What's the difference?

um | muh |

Muh is a see also of um.

Um is a see also of muh.


As interjections the difference between um and muh

is that um is (chiefly|american) expression of confusion or space filler in conversation see uh while muh is moo.

As a preposition um

is .

As a verb um

is to make the um sound to express confusion or hesitancy.

As a noun um

is .

um

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) um, from (etyl) um, . More at (l).

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • Etymology 2

    (en)

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (chiefly, American) Expression of confusion or space filler in conversation. See uh.
  • Um , I don’t know.
    Let’s see... um ... how about this?
  • (chiefly, American)
  • *1963 , (Kurt Vonnegut), Cat's Cradle , Dell Publishing Co., Inc., p. 65:
  • *:"About the same, wherever you go," he agreed.
  • *:"Um ," I said.
  • Verb

    (umm)
  • To make the um sound to express confusion or hesitancy.
  • Etymology 3

    A Latin-script rendering of .

    Noun

    (um)
  • Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----

    muh

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (philately) mint unhinged
  • See also

    * MNH * UM

    Anagrams

    *