Ummed vs Umped - What's the difference?
ummed | umped |
(um)
(chiefly, American) Expression of confusion or space filler in conversation. See uh.
(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.
To make the um sound to express confusion or hesitancy.
As verbs the difference between ummed and umped
is that ummed is (um) while umped is (ump).ummed
English
Verb
(head)um
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) um, from (etyl) um, . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l), (l)Etymology 2
(en)Alternative forms
* (l)Interjection
(en interjection)- Um , I don’t know.
- Let’s see... um ... how about this?