'hemming and hawing' definitions:

Definition of 'hemming and hawing'

From: GCIDE
  • Haw \Haw\, v. i. To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation. [1913 Webster]
  • Cut it short; don't prose -- don't hum and haw. --Chesterfield. [1913 Webster]
  • hemming and hawing speaking hesitantly and inarticulately, with numerous pauses and interjections. [PJC]

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