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HEM AND HAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hem and haw mean?
• HEM AND HAW (verb)
The verb HEM AND HAW has 1 sense:
1. utter 'hems' and 'haws'; indicated hesitation
Familiarity information: HEM AND HAW used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Utter 'hems' and 'haws'; indicated hesitation
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd
Hypernyms (to "hem and haw" is one way to...):
hesitate; pause (interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
They hem and haw a long time
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