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Attention Getter Crossword Clue

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noun

• the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.

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verb

• To say psst, to get someone's attention or to communicate with them.

interjection

• Implies that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another person.

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interjection

• An exclamation to get attention.

• A protest or reprimand.

• An expression of surprise.

• An informal greeting, similar to hi.

• A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.

• A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.

noun

• (country dancing) A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.

• The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

• The name of the first letter of the Old South Arabian abjad.

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