filled pause

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filled pause

noun filled pauses

Any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech. Uh, um, and well are common filled pauses among English speakers.
Similar: filler, filler phrase, filler word, hesitation marker, planner

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@misc{filled_pause_2026,
  title = {filled pause},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/filled%20pause},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}