ahems
Sayuh-HEMZ/əˈhɛmz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of ahem.
The chairman ahems pointedly when the meeting drifts off topic.
Whenever someone cuts in, she ahems and waits for silence.
Note
An interjection turned into a verb: the throat-clearing sound becomes something a person does, so a speaker can be said to ahem rather than simply say it. The verb keeps the interjection's job of demanding attention, and often its edge of disapproval or annoyance. It takes no object (she ahems, then waits) and usually pairs with an adverb such as pointedly or meaningfully.
ahems is a form of ahem
ahem, verb: To cough or clear the throat deliberately in order to draw attention. Full entry
- Spelling
- ahem → ahems: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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