# ahemmed

Pronunciation: say "uh-HEMD" /əˈhɛmd/

## Verb

1. Simple past tense and past participle of ahem. — simple past and past participle of ahem
   - Simple: Past tense of ahem. Use it for an earlier moment when someone made a throat-clearing sound to get attention.
   - _The teacher ahemmed pointedly when the students kept whispering at the back._
   - _Several guests ahemmed in polite disapproval as the speaker rambled on._

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