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ahem Definition

ahem (a coughing or throat-clearing sound, conventionalized ə hem′)

used to get someone's attention, give a warning, fill a pause, etc.

ahem Quotes

The poets get a quizzical ahem. They reflect time, I am the very ticking.

—Fuller, Roy Broadbent

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