haw
verb /hɔː/
/hɔː/
Verb Forms
Idioms present simple I / you / we / they haw | /hɔː/ /hɔː/ |
he / she / it haws | /hɔːz/ /hɔːz/ |
past simple hawed | /hɔːd/ /hɔːd/ |
past participle hawed | /hɔːd/ /hɔːd/ |
-ing form hawing | /ˈhɔːɪŋ/ /ˈhɔːɪŋ/ |
Idioms
hum and haw (British English)
(North American English hem and haw)
- (informal) to take a long time to make a decision or before you say something
- We hummed and hawed for weeks before deciding to buy the house.