hum and haw
(Redirected from humming and hawing)
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- hem and haw (US)
- hum and ha (UK)
- um and ah (AUS)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]hum and haw (third-person singular simple present hums and haws, present participle humming and hawing, simple past and past participle hummed and hawed)
- (British, idiomatic) To procrastinate; to take a long time before doing something or taking a decision.
- We hummed and hawed before finally deciding to buy this house.
Translations
[edit]Procrastinate indecisively
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