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General subject: dawdle, dodder, fumble, haw, hum, hum and haw, mumble, hem and haw, hum and ha, mouth -
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1) General subject: alternate, be in a state of uncertainty, be in two minds, be of two minds, boggle (at, about, over), chop, crane, demur, dilly-dally, dillydally, doubt, flicker, fluctuate, go seesaw, halt, hang in the wind, hover, hover on the brink of decision, hum, hum and haw, jib at (сделать что-либо), librate, make boggle, nibble, nutate, oscillate (тж. перен.), pendulate, quake, rock, scruple (особенно в отриц. предложениях), seesaw, shake, shilly-shally, shimmy, shuffle, stagger, stick (перед - at), stickle, straddle, stumble, stumble at, sway, teeter, temporize, thrill, throb, to be in (of) two minds, totter, wabble, wabble (тж. перен.), waffle, whiffle, wibble wobble, wobble, balance, beat up and down, blow hot and cold, boggle, falter, hang back, hem and haw, hesitate, hum and ha, jib at, range, swing, swing in the balance, vary, vibrate, waver, (при выборе,принятии решения) spinning, buffet about2) Aviation: wave4) Medicine: surge5) Colloquial: shillyshally, weaken, wibble-wobble, wiggle6) American: back and fill, sit on the rail7) Engineering: fluctuate (изменяться по величине), hunt (о стрелке прибора), modulate, pulsate, pulse, ripple, sweep, tremble, vary (изменяться по величине)8) Rare: dubitate9) Construction: jiggle10) Mathematics: be variable, vacillate13) Automobile industry: flare (о пламени), flutter, jar, wag, waggle (напр. о стрелке измерительного прибора), weave15) Diplomatic term: (свободно) float (о курсах валют), shy16) Electronics: ring18) Special term: librate (тж. перен.)19) Simple: yoyo20) Metrology: range (в пределах)21) Business: deliberate, float (о курсах валют)22) Automation: see-saw23) Makarov: dither, fluctuate (по величине), hang (hung, hanged), hang in the balance, jib (at), poise, roll, to dilly-dally, twist in the wind, waverer, chop and change24) Taboo: hang an arse, hang the arse, undulate -
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fluctuate глагол:straddle (колебаться, вести двойственную политику, сидеть верхом, расставлять ноги, широко расставлять ноги, захватывать цель в вилку)balance (сбалансировать, балансировать, уравновешивать, сохранять равновесие, взвешивать, колебаться)словосочетание:blow hot and cold (колебаться, постоянно менять точку зрения) -
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1) General subject: halt, hang back, hang off, have scruples (на что-либо), hover, hum and haw, nibble, scruple, shy (на что-л.), to be in two minds, to be shy of (сделать что-л.), hem and haw, hesitate, hum and ha, not dare (to) do smth., dilly-dally -
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I св - измя́ться, помя́тьсяto wrinkle, to crease, to crush, to crumple, to rumpleнейло́нне мнётся — nylon doesn't crush/rumple
II нсвэ́тот материа́л легко́ мнётся — this material creases/rumples easily
проявлять нерешительность to hesitate; говорить уклончиво и не сразу to hum and haw, AE to hem and haw -
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1) General subject: boggle, dodge, equivocate, flinch (от неприятных обязанностей), fudge (от чего-л.), funk, palter, prevaricate, scuttle, scuttler, shirk (от чего-либо), shuffle, shy, shy away, shy off, side-step, squirm, tergiversate, whiffle, wriggle, hem and haw2) Colloquial: stall3) Law: equivocate (от прямого ответа)4) Australian slang: um and ah5) Diplomatic term: sneak6) Jargon: blow off, flup the dub (от работы, от обязанностей), hoosier up, dog7) Makarov: hedge (от риска, ответственности, прямого ответа ии т.п.), crap out, fudge on (от чего-л.) -
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General subject: don't hem and haw!Универсальный русско-английский словарь > перестань бормотать!
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General subject: fence, hedge, prevaricate, quibble, fence with a question, hem and haw, give the go-aroundУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > уклоняться от прямого ответа
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hem 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 * * * … Useful english dictionary
hem 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 … Thesaurus of popular words
hem 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 … Wiktionary
hem 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
hem and haw — chiefly N. Amer. another way of saying hum and haw (see hum1). → hem someone/thing in … English new terms dictionary
hem and haw — {v. phr.} 1. To pause or hesitate while speaking, often with little throat noises. * /The man was a poor lecturer because he hemmed and hawed too much./ 2. To avoid giving a clear answer; be evasive in speech. * /The principal asked Bob why he… … Dictionary of American idioms
hem and haw — {v. phr.} 1. To pause or hesitate while speaking, often with little throat noises. * /The man was a poor lecturer because he hemmed and hawed too much./ 2. To avoid giving a clear answer; be evasive in speech. * /The principal asked Bob why he… … Dictionary of American idioms
hem\ and\ haw — v. phr. 1. To pause or hesitate while speaking, often with little throat noises. The man was a poor lecturer because he hemmed and hawed too much. 2. To avoid giving a clear answer; be evasive in speech. The principal asked Bob why he was late to … Словарь американских идиом
hem and haw — to pause a lot and avoid saying something directly. When asked what kind of woman he was looking for, he hemmed and hawed and finally admitted he was looking for a party girl … New idioms dictionary
hem and haw — avoid giving a clear answer, be evasive in speech He hemmed and hawed when I asked him if he knew where the missing money was … Idioms and examples
hem and haw — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stutter, hesitate in speech, prevaricate, falter; see hesitate , pause , stammer … English dictionary for students