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haw
1[ haw ]
verb (used without object)
- to utter a sound representing a hesitation or pause in speech.
noun
- a sound or pause of hesitation. Compare hem 2( def 3 ).
haw
2[ haw ]
interjection
- (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal, usually directing it to turn to the left.)
verb (used with or without object)
- to turn or make a turn to the left:
The horse refused to haw.
haw
3[ haw ]
noun
- the fruit of the Old World hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata, or of other species of the same genus.
- the hawthorn.
haw
4[ haw ]
noun
- the thin, protective membrane at the inner corner of the lower eyelid of a horse, dog, etc.; nictitating membrane.
Haw.
5abbreviation for
- Hawaii.
haw
1/ ³óÉ”Ë /
noun
- the round or oval fruit (a pome) of the hawthorn, usually red or yellow, containing one to five seeds
- another name for hawthorn
haw
2/ ³óÉ”Ë /
noun
- an inarticulate utterance, as of hesitation, embarrassment, etc; hem
verb
- intr to make this sound
- hem and haw or hum and hawSee hem 2
haw
3/ ³óÉ”Ë /
noun
- archaic.a yard or close
haw
4/ ³óÉ”Ë /
noun
- the nictitating membrane of a horse or other domestic animal
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of haw1
Origin of haw2
Origin of haw3
Origin of haw4
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of haw1
Origin of haw2
Origin of haw3
Origin of haw4
Idioms and Phrases
see hem and haw .Example Sentences
Invariably, Mitchell said, “the guy would hem and haw,†then opt for treatment.
I was hemming and hawing if I should even put this in because I hate to blow up a spot.
The goal was to just put a period on that phase of their life and just say, “Enough of the hemming and hawing. We’re walking forward either way.â€
And they're hemming and hawing and saying, what if they use it as .
In a statement, Archbishop Paul Etienne did some hemming to go along with some hawing:
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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