| Sounds of hesitation |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Apr 2026 |
| Sounds of hesitation |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Apr 2026 |
| Syllables of hesitation |
New York Times |
09 Apr 2026 |
| Hesitant sounds |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
22 Mar 2026 |
| Certain filler words |
Universal |
14 Mar 2026 |
| Hesitant interjections |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Feb 2026 |
| They might accompany "ers" |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
15 Feb 2026 |
| Hesitant sounds |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
28 Jan 2026 |
| Certain Lone Star State college |
USA Today Quick |
25 Jan 2026 |
| Sounds of hesitation |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Jan 2026 |
| Hesitant syllables |
LA Times Daily |
12 Nov 2025 |
| Gap-filling sounds |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2025 |
| Hesitant mumbles |
Universal |
12 Sep 2025 |
| Verbal hesitations |
LA Times Daily |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Unconfident utterances |
Universal |
05 Aug 2025 |
| Verbal hesfiaflons |
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| Hesitating syllables |
Commuter |
21 Jul 2025 |
| Verbal hesitations |
New York Times |
18 Jun 2025 |
| Sounds of hesitation |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 May 2025 |
| Flower or eye part |
USA Today Quick |
28 Apr 2025 |
| Sounds of hesitation |
LA Times Mini |
06 Apr 2025 |
| Speech hesitations |
Commuter |
19 Mar 2025 |
| Poor speaker's interjections |
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| Sounds of hesitation |
Universal |
02 Dec 2024 |
| "The hour __ __ hand" |
USA Today Quick |
19 Nov 2024 |
| Speech fillers |
Universal |
09 Nov 2024 |
| "I'm thinking" sounds |
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| Thinker's utterances |
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| Sounds of hesitation |
Commuter |
26 Sep 2024 |
| Speakers' fillers |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Aug 2024 |
| Accompaniments to ers |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Aug 2024 |
| Sounds of hesitation |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Aug 2024 |
| Filler words in conversation |
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| Sounds of hesitation |
New York Times |
24 Apr 2024 |
| Uncertain syllables |
LA Times Daily |
19 Apr 2024 |
| Sounds of hesitation |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Apr 2024 |
| Sounds of hesitation |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Mar 2024 |
| ___ and ahs (3) |
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| Exclamations expressing hesitations or pauses in speech (3) |
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| Sounds of hesitation |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Speech stumbles |
New York Times |
02 Jan 2024 |
| Friends to Hmms in a speech |
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| Certain filler words |
New York Times |
15 Oct 2023 |
| Hesitant sounds |
LA Times Daily |
28 Aug 2023 |
| Sounds of hesitation |
LA Times Daily |
07 Aug 2023 |
| Hesitant sounds |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jun 2023 |
| Verbal hesitations |
LA Times Daily |
25 Nov 2022 |
| Pauses in discussion |
New York Times |
20 Aug 2022 |
| Uncertain sounds |
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| Uncertain sounds |
LA Times Daily |
20 May 2022 |
| Sounds of hesitation |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 May 2022 |
| Sounds of hesitation |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Mar 2022 |
| Hesitant sounds |
LA Times Daily |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Hesitant sounds |
|
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| Hesitant syllables |
New York Times |
19 Oct 2021 |
| Hesitant utterances |
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| Hesitant utterances |
LA Times Daily |
15 Mar 2021 |
| Sounds of hesitation |
USA Today |
26 Feb 2021 |
| Speech interruptions |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Feb 2021 |
| Verbal hesitations |
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| Verbal hesitations |
LA Times Daily |
01 Feb 2021 |
| Hesitant sounds |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jan 2021 |
| Hesitant sounds |
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| Hesitant syllables in speeches |
Family Time |
05 Oct 2020 |
| Uncertain sounds |
LA Times Daily |
06 Sep 2020 |
| Uncertain sounds |
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| Speaker's pauses |
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| Speaker's pauses |
LA Times Daily |
02 May 2020 |
| Indecisive sounds |
Universal |
06 Apr 2020 |
| Hesitant sounds |
Universal |
05 Nov 2019 |
| Unconfident utterances |
New York Times |
13 Oct 2019 |
| Unconfident utterances |
|
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| Signs of nervousness |
New York Times |
21 Jul 2019 |
| Sounds of uncertainty |
Universal |
05 Apr 2019 |
| Signs of nervousness |
|
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| Hesitant sounds |
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| Sounds of uncertainty |
|
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| Sounds of hesitation |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Nov 2018 |
| Common filler words |
New York Times |
14 Oct 2018 |
| Speech interruptions |
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| Speech interruptions |
LA Times Daily |
29 Sep 2018 |
| Brief interjections |
LA Times Daily |
28 Sep 2018 |
| Brief interjections |
|
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| Verbal stumbles |
|
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| Conversation fillers |
Wall Street Journal |
09 May 2018 |
| Stumbles in a recitation |
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| Stammering syllables |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jan 2018 |
| Stumbles in a recitation |
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| Common filler words |
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| Verbal stumbles |
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| Conversation fillers |
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| Speech interruptions |
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| Brief interjections |
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| Toastmasters' stumbles |
New York Times |
23 Dec 2017 |
| Verbal stumbles |
New York Times |
09 Oct 2017 |
| Hesitation sounds |
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| Hesitation sounds |
LA Times Daily |
20 Sep 2017 |
| Sounds of uncertainty |
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| Sounds of uncertainty |
LA Times Daily |
10 Sep 2017 |
| Conversation fillers |
New York Times |
03 Sep 2017 |
| Audible pauses |
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| Audible pauses |
LA Times Daily |
19 Aug 2017 |
| Conversation fillers |
|
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| Sounds of uncertainty |
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| Uncertain sounds |
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| Audible pauses |
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| Verbal stumbles |
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| Hesitation sounds |
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| Toastmasters' stumbles |
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| Sounds of hesitation |
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| Silence fillers |
New York Times |
20 Oct 2016 |
| Pauses in speech |
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| Unwritten parts of some addresses |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jun 2016 |
| Hesitant speech sounds |
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| Silence fillers |
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| Unwritten parts of some addresses |
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| Syllables of hesitation |
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| Audible pauses |
New York Times |
15 Feb 2015 |
| Speech coach's targets |
New York Times |
04 Feb 2015 |
| Speech coach's targets |
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| Audible pauses |
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| Syllables of hesitation |
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| Uncertain speech stumbles |
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| Speakers' hesitations |
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| "Er" relatives |
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| Verbal stumbles |
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| Sentence interrupters |
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| Hesitant sounds |
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| Awkward debater's sounds |
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| Faltering sounds |
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| Fluent speakers avoid them |
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| Faltering sounds |
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| Fluent speakers avoid them |
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| Verbal hesitations |
New York Times |
20 Aug 2012 |
| Sounds of hesitation |
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| Verbal hesitations |
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| Stalling-for-time syllables |
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| Signs of press conference uncertainty |
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| Hemmer-and-hawer's interjections |
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| Thinking-on-one's-feet indicators |
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| Interjections of doubt |
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| Signs of press conference uncertainty |
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| Sounds of hesitation |
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| Thinking-on-one's-feet indicators |
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| Stammering syllables |
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| <<NO CLUE>> |
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| Hesitant sounds |
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| Sounds of hesitation |
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| Speaker's hesitations |
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| Speaker's hesitations |
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| Speakers' pause fillers |
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| Conversation fillers |
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| Stalling-for-time syllables |
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| Sounds of hesitation |
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| Sounds of hesitation |
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| Vocal stumbles |
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| Sounds of uncertainty |
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| Conversation fillers |
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| Speech pauses |
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| Staller's sounds |
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| Faltering sounds |
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| Sounds of hesitancy |
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| Verbal stumbles |
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| Speech interruptions |
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| Vocal stumbles |
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| Uncertain sounds |
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| Speakers' no-nos |
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| Sounds of hesitation |
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| Hesitation sounds |
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| Speakers' hesitations |
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| Sounds of hesitation |
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| Sounds of hesitation |
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| Followers of wells? |
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| Speaker's no-nos |
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| Hesitation sounds |
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| Hesitation sounds |
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| Sentence interrupters |
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| Er relatives |
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| Er relatives |
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| Verbal stumbles |
|
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| Uncertain utterances |
|
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| Stammerer's syllables |
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| Sounds of hesitation |
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| Thinkers' interjections |
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| Stoner's utterances |
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| Speakers' pause fillers |
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| Syllables of hesitation |
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| Speakers' hesitations |
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| Speech hesitations |
|
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| Speaker's no-nos |
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| Sounds of doubt |
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| Sounds of indecision |
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| Hems and haws |
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| Conversational fillers |
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| Interjections of doubt |
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| Kin of hems and haws |
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| Ers' relatives |
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| Haverer's syllables |
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| Sentence interrupters |
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| Vocal pauses |
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| Hesitant sounds |
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| Sounds of hesitation. |
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| Inarticulate sounds. |
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| Interjections. |
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| Stammerer's syllables |
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| Speaker's no-nos |
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| Vocal pauses |
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| Inarticulate murmurs. |
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| Hesitant interjections. |
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