Ahem! Could we please get started?
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Ahem
//əˈhɛm//
Synonyms for "ahem" (6 found)
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20 translations across 7 languages.
Czech
2 entries- ehm intj (onomatopoeia)
- ehm intj (exclamation or cough to get attention)
Finnish
4 entries- kröhöm intj (onomatopoeia)
- kröhöm intj (exclamation or cough to get attention)
- köh intj (exclamation to indicate sarcasm)
- öhöm intj (exclamation or cough to get attention)
Greek
2 entries- γκουχ intj (onomatopoeia)
- γκούχου intj (onomatopoeia)
Japanese
4 entries- げほげほ intj (onomatopoeia)
- エヘン intj (exclamation or cough to get attention)
- コホン intj (onomatopoeia)
- ゴホン intj (onomatopoeia)
Spanish
1 entries- ejem intj (exclamation or cough to get attention)
Tagalog
3 entries- ehem intj (onomatopoeia)
- tikhim intj (onomatopoeia)
- tikhim intj (exclamation or cough to get attention)
Vietnamese
2 entries- e hèm intj (onomatopoeia)
- e hèm intj (exclamation or cough to get attention)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Enter Nobody, and the Clowne. / Nobody. Ahem boy, Nobody is ſound yet for all his troubles.
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Ahem! In case you didn't notice, I did my share of the work, too.
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I really (ahem!) liked the chocolate broccoli surprise.
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