Associations to the word «Um»

Wiktionary

UM, preposition. Alternative form of umbe
UM, interjection. Expression of confusion or space filler in conversation. See uh.
UM, interjection. (chiefly American) Dated spelling of mmm.
UM, verb. (intransitive) To make the um sound to express confusion or hesitancy.
UM, noun. Alternative spelling of µm
UM, symbol. The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for United States minor outlying islands.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky