hum and haw
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˌhʌm ənd ˈhɔː/
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)
- (UK, idiomatic) Procrastinate and take a long time before doing something or taking a decision.
- We hummed and hawed before buying this house.
See also [edit]
- hem and haw (US)
Translations [edit]
Procrastinate indecisively
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