Indeed, the first syllable of the word "nothing" contains a short U sound (uh), transcribed in IPA as /ʌ/.
Stubborn is pronounced with a short U.
what you up to = wuu2... nothing much=nm...hiya=hya or hia... why=Y... You=U
"Just" has a short "u".
Dull has a short U (uh) sound.
The word "budge" has a short U sound. It is pronounced /bʌdʒ/.
It is a short U sound (frum).
Nothing Short of a Bullet was created in 2001.
The U in duck is a short vowel sound.
It has the short U (uh) sound as in the words hug and stunt.
Yes, the u in dusk is short.
The U in skunk has a short U (uh) vowel sound, as in skull and sunk.
The U has a short U sound as in tuck and hub.