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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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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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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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- • 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. interjection
- • The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat
- • An exclamation or cough to get attention
- • An exclamation of disapproval or annoyance
- • An exclamation to indicate sarcasm
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| New York Times21 Aug 1991 | Across 1 | |
| New York Times11 Apr 1990 | Down 33 | |
| New York Times23 Apr 1989 | Across 20 | |
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