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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of um.

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Examples

  • Similarly, Romney's continued support for Wall Street bailouts – which he ummed and ahhed around – could get used against him.

    GOP presidential economics debate in New Hampshire - as it happened 2011

  • I ummed and ahhed on Twitter and then was encouraged to call and see if I'd be able to collect it.

    I'm not a feminist, but girliejones 2010

  • I ummed and erred over a dark fantasy written by someone I know from a workshop I'm not making this any more specific, because this post has nothing to do with the quality of that book but then decided I'm kinda through with magic and rampant fantasy.

    mikandra: I am a complete tragic mikandra 2010

  • I ummed and erred over a dark fantasy written by someone I know from a workshop I'm not making this any more specific, because this post has nothing to do with the quality of that book but then decided I'm kinda through with magic and rampant fantasy.

    about firsts mikandra 2010

  • I ummed and ahhed on Twitter and then was encouraged to call and see if I'd be able to collect it.

    a day off girliejones 2010

  • I mean we'd ummed and arred about getting one and finally decided to sign on the dotted line.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Penny 2009

  • I mean we'd ummed and arred about getting one and finally decided to sign on the dotted line.

    Surprise Conservatory Penny 2009

  • I had bought along my new floaty skirt and fluffy big collored jumper from a charity shop and Alaric had his black velvet clock I had ummed and ahhed about weather to bring that on or the rugged out doors one he inherited from Lionel but as Helium had been sleeping on the other on I thought the velvet on best - plus its more dressy.

    Snell-Pym » Beltane Fun and a Little Sun! 2009

  • They may not have agreed with him but, while Brown ummed and ahhed, Balls went at it with Napoleonic vigour.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

  • They may not have agreed with him but, while Brown ummed and ahhed, Balls went at it with Napoleonic vigour.

    The fall of the masters of the political universe 2009

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