hum and ha

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English[edit]

Verb[edit]

hum and ha (third-person singular simple present hums and ha's, present participle humming and ha'ing, simple past and past participle hummed and ha'ed)

  1. (UK) Alternative form of hum and haw

Usage notes[edit]

The inflections of ha can be rather tricky. Three different present-participle forms are used: haing, ha'ing and ha-ing. Has may be avoided because of confusion, in writing, with the verb have.