huh
interjection
/hə/
,
/hʌ/
,
[hə̃]
,
[hʌ̃]
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- (informal, with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.
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ar̃
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- (with rising pitch) Used to express doubt or confusion.
- (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.
- (slang, with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
- (informal, with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
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bet
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