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ahems

ahems is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ahem.

Meaning of ahem

Verb

ahem (third-person singular simple present ahems, present participle ahemming, simple past and past participle ahemmed)

  1. To cough or clear one's throat so as to draw attention.
    • He wouldn't have been suspected of crying for the world, but he coughed and ahemmed, and finally turned away without speaking.1856, Louise Chandler Moulton, Juno Clifford, page 108

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Questions about ahems

What is ahems the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ahems is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ahem.

Words near ahems in the dictionary

  1. ahemeral
  2. ahemeral day
  3. ahemeral days
  4. ahemmed
  5. ahemming
  6. ahems
  7. AHEPA
  8. ahermatypic
  9. Ahern
  10. Aherne
  11. Ahernes

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