ahemmed

Patroclus would have been there instead, not with, that is after all the real love story that generations of translators ahemmed their way around.

Just what are they suspected of and did the archaeologists have a warrant to dig them up? 2009

Father hitched and ahemmed and moved nearer the door all the time she was talking, and he did n't seem to hear her when she pushed a chair toward him and asked him to please sit down and tell her what to do; that she was so alone in the world since poor dear Mr. Darling had gone.

Mary Marie 1920

Father hitched and ahemmed and moved nearer the door all the time she was talking, and he didn't seem to hear her when she pushed a chair toward him and asked him to please sit down and tell her what to do; that she was so alone in the world since poor dear Mr. Darling had gone.

Mary Marie 1894

But the mate was not to be ahemmed, and while he hearkened on to the critic she could do no better than hammer the small of her back and smooth into it a further perfection.

Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi George Washington Cable 1884

Dr. Neak, a new-comer who was gaining some little name for skill and success, and was making the most of it, was at home; but on Arden's hurried application, ahemmed, hesitated, colored a little, and at last said:

What Can She Do? Edward Payson Roe 1863

Or having someone from”—he “ahemmed” slightly—“‘higher up’ get hold of me.”

Dark Mirror Diane Duane 1993