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'Eyes Wide Open' took shape from two real life events straight from my own past. One was the sad suicide of my young nephew, a troubled kid, who was found at the bottom of a landmark cliff in central California. The second was a chance encounter forty years ago with none other than, ahem, Charles Manson!
Andrew Gross

Meaning of "ahem" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AHEM

ahem  [əˈhɛm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AHEM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ahem is an exclamation.
Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES AHEM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ahem in the English dictionary

The definition of ahem in the dictionary is a clearing of the throat, used to attract attention, express doubt, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AHEM


Bethlehem
ˈbɛθlɪˌhɛm
hem
hɛm
maihem
ˈmeɪhɛm
mayhem
ˈmeɪhɛm
rehem
riːˈhɛm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AHEM

aha moment
Ahab
Ahasuerus
ahchoo
ahead
ahead of
ahead of the curve
ahead of time
aheap
aheight
ahemeral
Ahern
AHHA
ahi
ahigh
ahimsa
ahind
ahint
ahistoric
ahistorical

WORDS THAT END LIKE AHEM

Aleichem
anthem
apothem
Arnhem
exanthem
HaShem
Hazchem
head them
national anthem
Ockeghem
Okeghem
sachem
shalom aleichem
Shechem
Shem
Sholem Aleichem
speleothem
Star of Bethlehem
star-of-Bethlehem
them

Synonyms and antonyms of ahem in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ahem» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AHEM

Find out the translation of ahem to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ahem from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ahem» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

啊哈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ejem
570 millions of speakers

English

ahem
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अहम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ahem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হুম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ahem
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ahem
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エヘン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에헴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ahem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ahem
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவிஞர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ahem
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ahem
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ahem
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ahem
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ahem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ahem
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ahem

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AHEM»

The term «ahem» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.999 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AHEM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ahem» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ahem» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ahem

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2 QUOTES WITH «AHEM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ahem.
1
Andrew Gross
'Eyes Wide Open' took shape from two real life events straight from my own past. One was the sad suicide of my young nephew, a troubled kid, who was found at the bottom of a landmark cliff in central California. The second was a chance encounter forty years ago with none other than, ahem, Charles Manson!
2
Sophie Kinsella
I had no plans to be a writer. My teenaged bid for stardom was to be a pop star... which, ahem, didn't exactly work out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AHEM»

Discover the use of ahem in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ahem and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Contemplating Reality: A Practitioner's Guide to the View in ...
Oh, what is my theory? Host: Yes! Elk: Oh, my theory that I have follows the lines I am about to relate. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Host: Oh God. Elk: Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem.
Andy Karr, 2013
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Religion and Society: An Agenda for the 21st Century
(Coughs) Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Host: Oh God. Elk: Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. Ahem. [ Impatient noises from Host] The Theory, by A. Elk. That's A for Anne, it's not by a elk.
Gerrie Ter Haar, Yoshio Tsuruoka, 2007
3
Four Flags
"Royal Prussian ahem Cadets, ahem I address ahem you this evening with the ahem gravest of all possible ahem news. Ahem News that will affect all our ahem futures and possibly our very ahem lives as we ahem are called upon to ahem ...
Ray Von Rosenberg, 2009
4
Judith: A Historical Drama in Five Acts
Hem ! ahem I umph ! ha ! (Hits his leg with stirrup-leather, and speaks, aside.) That's done it. Friends, fellow-citizens, neighbours, and 'prentices — eh, why, where is my 'prentice ? Rusty. And mine ? Others. And mine ? — and mine ? Old Tin.
Richard Capper, 1867
5
Forceful Negotiations: The Origins of the Pronunciamiento in ...
ahem, 048.4/117/12, fols. 26–27; Ayuntamiento de Tulancingo, 24 April 1832, ahem, 091.6/183/3, fol. 27v. On the federalist issues at stake in the appointment of ministers see Anna, Forging Mexico, 230. 15. Licona to Melchor Múzquiz, ...
Will Fowler, 2011
6
Poems and Snatches of Prose
... say — ahem — of intelligent human beings — ahem — I say to myself I am sure — ahem — and have not a shadow — ahem — no, not a shadow, nor anything like a shadow of doubt of it — ahem — that you might have got, yes got — ahem ...
T. Denham, 1845
7
Pleasant dreams: a farce
Ahem ! ahem ! Mar. Not but what he flings away plenty at play, and in all sorts of wickedness. Dub. Ahem! ahem! Jul. Oh ! he's a shocking spendthrift, and a dreadful libertine — the ruin of all the poor girls he meets with. Dub. Ahem ! ahem !
Charles Dance, 1834
8
Miller's Modern Acting Drama, Consisting of the Most Popular ...
Lis. Yes, and that the Regent's a capital customer. You may charge him what you please, if you don't ask him for the money. Dub. (Coughing.) Ahem ! ahem ! Mar. Not but what he flings away plenty at play, and in all sorts of wickedness. Dub.
9
A Harold Bell Wright Trilogy: The Shepherd of the Hills/The ...
When the meal was finished, they all went out on the front porch again, where it soon became evident that Nathaniel did not propose to waste more time in light and frivolous conversation. By his familiar and ponderous "Ahemahem!
Wright, Harold Bell
10
A father's love and a woman's friendship; or, The widow and ...
Ahem ! ahem ! Mr. Fem- berton I want — that is — ahem! not Mr. Pemberton, but Miss — I — ahem !" " Then you do not want my papa, sir Arthur?" " No, Miss. Ahem! I want — that is — ahem ! I wish — if — ahem ! What are you making there,  ...
Henrietta Rouvière Mosse, 1825

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AHEM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ahem is used in the context of the following news items.
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'True Detective' Recap: Did Ray Velcoro Really Die?
Meanwhile, Frank was getting some, ahem, pleasure from Jordan. She really wanted to have a baby. Frank wasn't a fan of using alternative ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
2
Great customer service comes in many forms
What do the agents behind the counter do when you, their supervisors, and ahem, consumer advocates like me, aren't watching? Do they go ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
3
Wildflower, weed debate meets happy median
durango colorado. Action Line went (ahem) “astray” in referring to the county's critter department. Thanks to our good friend Gary Skiba, director ... «The Durango Herald, Jul 15»
4
German rhetoric suggests that they are preparing to try and kick …
Ahem, how is all this going to affect ME? itdoesntaddup. Perhaps ME migrants will try to avoid Greece? MacGuffin. No, not the ME…ME! «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Heroes Reborn: Zachary Levi on his 'tortured' new character
Zachary Quinto decided not to return, leading many to believe that NBC may operate a one-in-one-out policy for actors named Zachary. Ahem. «Den Of Geek, Jul 15»
6
In wildflower vs. weed debate, a 'happy median' is reached
durango colorado. Action Line went (ahem) “astray” in referring to the county's critter department. Thanks to our good friend Gary Skiba, director ... «The Durango Herald, Jul 15»
7
Car review: 2015 Volvo V60 T5 sport wagon
My tester, ahem, as equipped, came in $49,350. But as I've said before you do get what you pay for these days. The great thing about more ... «The Salinas Californian, Jul 15»
8
QUIZ: Can you match the fit male celeb to the bicep?
And so, to celebrate their wondrous bulgy bits (ahem), let's play 'can you match the fit male celeb to the bicep?', shall we? Oh, and giz us a ... «Sugarscape, Jul 15»
9
Fashion labels tap into the growing appetite for affordable luxury bags
Ahem, and then most of us put them back on the shelf. Rising property prices have been hitting the headlines, but a quick analysis of the ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
10
With Professors Like This It's No Wonder Science Journalism Is So …
... a newspaper and may possibly – though she's a bit hazy on key details like, ahem, at which university she studied – have a science degree. «Breitbart News, Jul 15»

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