Hesitant sound Crossword Clue

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Hesitant sound Crossword Answer

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UMM

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

HESITANT (adjective)
1. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
SOUND (noun)
1. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
2. the subjective sensation of hearing something
SOUND (adjective)
1. logically valid
2. having legal efficacy or force
SOUND (verb)
1. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
2. make a certain noise or sound

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

UMM
(3 letters)
UM
(2 letters)
UH
(2 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
REM

More LA Times Crossword (8/29/2026) Answers

Across

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13. Contributes to

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16. Extravagant

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18. Bath bomb component

20. Place that's all abuzz

21. The Refined Feline purchase, perhaps

22. Did brunch, say

23. Like crosswords, hopefully

24. Vicuña kin

28. Folks who are so last yr.

29. Spanish for "the gilded one"

30. Pilots on the air

34. Conflict involving customs

35. "Y," as in Yucatán

36. Japanese leader

37. On point

38. Deg. from Goizueta

41. Causes a scene?

43. Snippy

44. Physical procedure?

47. Husk-steamed fare

48. Freshens in a way

49. New York university

51. Swears

52. Cutesy name for the squishy parts of a paw

53. Trash

54. High-minded one

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Down

1. Name on a literary award

2. Chart-topper

3. Fix a lot, say

4. Polish brand

5. Takes a load off

6. ___ cat

7. Like gochujang and jjimjilbang

8. Bumbling

9. With a crispy crust, say

10. Piedmont blues guitarist Baker

11. Unaccounted for, for short

12. Tirade

14. Important part of a set

16. Country homes?

19. Played out

21. Swears

23. Full scholarships, informally

25. Mercury or Saturn

26. Gator tail?

27. Short cry for help

28. Means of indirect access

29. Stray

30. Femme canonisée: Abbr.

32. Art form that originated in the Bronx

33. Knife block insert

37. "Oryx and Crake" novelist

38. Capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra

39. Processing centers?

40. "About dang time!"

42. Sustainable landscaping options

43. __ Up: board game with a desert motif

44. Slender fastener

45. Stubbs of the Four Tops

46. Some Olds works

47. Polka horn

50. Suni honored with the Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award in 2025

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