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er.

Said when hesitating in speech.

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

intj/ɜː//ɜɹ/US
  1. Said when hesitating in speech.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Mimetic (sound of hesitation).

verb/ɜː//ɜɹ/US
  1. To utter the word er when hesitating in speech.

    informal · intransitive · transitive
    um and er
    He ummed and erred his way through the presentation.
Where this word comes from

Mimetic (sound of hesitation).

noun/ɜː//ɜɹ/US
  1. An occurrence of the interjection "er".

Where this word comes from

Mimetic (sound of hesitation).

noun/ɜː//ɜɹ/US
  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Р / р.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.