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• Haw — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hemming and hawing — Haw 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hum — I UK [hʌm] / US verb Word forms hum : present tense I/you/we/they hum he/she/it hums present participle humming past tense hummed past participle hummed 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make musical sounds with your lips closed Jerry hummed… …   English dictionary

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