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er

[uh, er] / ə, ər /
NOUN
emergency room
Synonyms
STRONGEST
emergency
WEAK
ICU critical care facility emergency clinic intensive care unit medical crisis unit trauma center triage room
NOUN
interjection
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cry exclamation expletive insertion interpolation interposition shout

Example Sentences

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Add this to the list of, er, innovative questions that President Trump is posing to the courts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

We should just accept that we’re better off living in a van – er, cabin by the river.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

For example, a Substack column by Todd Legum, Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims contrasts the terrible death toll of the war with the casino behavior of some … er … remarkably well-informed people.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Since the fourth-inning blast soared over the right-field roof, um, er, I’ll go with that one.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

“I daresay that is his — er — eventual plan,” said Fudge evasively.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling