ahem

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Interjection

1. {{lb|en|onomatopoeia}} {{ng|The sound of a quiet [[cough]] or of [[clear one's throat|clearing one's throat]].}}
2. {{ng|Demanding [[attention]].}}
3. {{ng|Expresses [[disapproval]] or [[annoy]]ance.}}
4. {{ng|Indicates the speaker does not wish to be perceived as [[rude]], often intimating an [[impolite]] meaning to a third party that the speaker is not addressing.}}

Verb

1. To cough or clear one's throat so as to draw attention.

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