umm

U1M3M3

Alternative form of um.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

umm1

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of um.

    - Umm, I don't know.

    1 more example

    - How does a plane fly?

verbumm (third-person singular simple present umms, present participle umming, simple past and past participle ummed)

present singular third person umms · participle present umming · participle past ummed · past ummed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of um (“to make the umm sound to express confusion or hesitancy”).

UMM2

nounUMM (plural UMMs)

plural UMMs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of universal measuring machine.

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APA

umm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umm

MLA

“umm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “umm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umm.

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