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Hem and haw Moderate

Hem and haw has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation

"He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

2

To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action or making up one's mind.

See Also
topical haver discuss deliberate temporize contemplate equivocate hems and haws
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
hesitate
Rhyming Words
haw shaw chaw thaw pshaw rethaw dethaw unthaw cushaw wishaw upshaw mayhaw bashaw heehaw yeehaw trishaw cumshaw hanshaw comshaw red haw
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