hawing

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɪŋ

Verb

hawing

  1. present participle and gerund of haw

Noun

hawing (plural hawings)

  1. The act of saying "haw", in intermission or hesitation of speech.
    • 1847, The University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review, page 285:
      Blushing and stammering, awkward pauses, hemmings and hawings, tremblings of voice, and confusion in all its shapes there were between them […]
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