huh

interjection

 a grunt articulated as a syllabic  m,
 or  with a voiceless onset n,
or as the syllable
ˈhə How to pronounce huh (audio)
 or  ˈhəⁿ,
 often ending in a glottal stop, and uttered with a range of intonations  ;
often read as
ˈhə How to pronounce huh (audio)
used to express surprise, disbelief, or confusion, or as an inquiry inviting affirmative reply

Examples of huh in a Sentence

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Oh, huh… because of its nature to want to be exact? Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2025 By Esther Zuckerman When Saturday Night Live announced that Timothée Chalamet would be both the host and musical guest on this week’s episode, the reaction was largely: huh? Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2025 Like wtf is wrong with yall telling fortunate people to ‘just buy a new house’ like huh? Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 10 Jan. 2025 Really embracing the less-is-more thing, huh, Hails? Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for huh

Word History

Etymology

imitative of a grunt

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of huh was in 1608

Cite this Entry

“Huh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/huh. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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