Uh-huh

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Interjection 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Quotations

English

Pronunciation

IPA: /ʌ̃ˈhʌ̃/

• Both syllables are nasalized. (Without nasalization, /ʌˈhʌ/ is aha.)
• Image:Loudspeaker.png (Canadian)^{?, file}

Interjection

uh-huh

1. yes
2. yeah

Usage notes

• "Uh-huh" can be used informally as an answer to a question.
• "Uh-huh" is often said while someone else is talking, in order to show that the listener is still interested or agrees with what the speaker is saying.

Antonyms

• uh-uh

Quotations

• 1914: Sinclair Lewis, Our Mr. Wrenn - "So? Lived there long?" "Uh-huh, I--" began Mr. Wrenn.

ru:uh-huh