hem and haw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action or making up one's mind.
To mumble and procrastinate in one's speech, especially with a reply to a hard question or with voicing a decision on a topical matter; to evade a question, giving vague answers; to equivocate or temporize.

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hem and haw hems and haws hemming and hawing hemmed and hawed hem and hah

hem + and + haw

hacker

ahem beat around the bush clear one's throat pussyfoot stall for time

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