Alternativa stavningar
- (amerikansk engelska) hum and haw
Uttal
US
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Liknande ord
Definitioner
Verb
- (idiomatic) (US) 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.
Exempel
- If you hem and haw long enough, someone else will do it first.
- The man at the Chief Office hemmed and hawed. 'We make it a rule,' he explained, 'to give no information concerning our clients.' 'But in this case,' I urged, 'it is the client who requests you to give the information concerning himself.' Again he hemmed and hawed.
Böjningsformer
| Perfektparticip | hemmed and hawed |
| Imperfekt | hemmed and hawed |
| Presensparticip | hemming and hawing |
| Tredje person singular indicativ presens | hems and haws |