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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats