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1hem and haw — verb utter hems and haws ; indicated hesitation He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd • Hypernyms: ↑hesitate, ↑pause • Verb Frames: Somebody s They hem and haw a long time * * * …
2hum and haw — (Brit.) HESITATE, dither, vacillate, be indecisive, equivocate, prevaricate, waver, blow hot and cold; Brit. haver; Scottish swither; informal shilly shally. → hum * * * hum and haw or hum and ha …
3hem and haw — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, back and fill, back down, balance, beat around, beg the question, debate, deliberate, demur, dodge, duck, equivocate, evade, falter, fear, fence, halt, hang back, haw, hedge, hem, hesitate, hover, hum,… …
4gee and haw — verb get along He and I dont really gee and haw …
5hem and haw — they hem and haw every time we ask for an explanation Syn: hesitate, dither, vacillate, be indecisive, equivocate, waver; informal blow hot and cold, shilly shally …
6hem and haw — verb (US) To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action. If you hem and haw long enough, someone else will do it first …
7hem and haw — chiefly N. Amer. another way of saying hum and haw (see hum1). → hem someone/thing in …
8hum and haw — (or chiefly N. Amer. hem and haw) be indecisive. → hum …
9hum and haw — ► hum and haw (or ha) Brit. be indecisive. Main Entry: ↑hum …
10Haw — Haw, v. i. To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation. [1913 Webster] Cut it short; don t prose don t hum and haw. Chesterfield. [1913 Webster] {hemming and hawing} speaking hesitantly and… …
