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utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation
He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd
How To Use hem and haw In A Sentence
- And then she would hem and haw and generate reasons against the red one! Christianity Today
- So they hem and haw and appear ever so grave and thoughtful.
- And then she would hem and haw and generate reasons against the red one! Christianity Today
- Mice that smell, call in a hurry, and call hem and haw two people.
- The deputy chairman hem and haw without give a definite answer.
