filled pause

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Filler (linguistics)

Noun[edit]

filled pause (plural filled pauses)

Any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech.
"Uh", "um", and "well" are common filled pauses among English speakers.

Synonyms[edit]

filler, filler phrase, hesitation marker, planner

Hyponyms[edit]

er, erm, uh, um, well, you know

Translations[edit]

any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech — see filler

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