ahem

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈhɛm/
  • Rhymes: -ɛm

Interjection

ahem

  1. (onomatopoeia) the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat
  2. an exclamation or cough to get attention
    Ahem! Could we please get started?
  3. an exclamation of disapproval or annoyance
    Ahem! In case you didn't notice, I did my share, too.
  4. an exclamation to indicate sarcasm
    I really (ahem!) liked the chocolate broccoli surprise.

Synonyms

  • (expression of disapproval): For semantic relationships of this sense, see tut tut in the Thesaurus.

Translations

Noun

ahem (plural ahems)

  1. A use of the interjection, ahem.

See also

Anagrams

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