hum and haw
English
Alternative forms
- hem and haw (US)
- hum and ha (UK)
- um and ah (AUS)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌhʌm ənd ˈhɔː/
Verb
hum and haw (third-person singular simple present hums and haws, present participle humming and hawing, simple past and past participle hummed and hawed)
- (Britain, idiomatic) To procrastinate; to take a long time before doing something or taking a decision.
- We hummed and hawed before finally deciding to buy this house.
Translations
Procrastinate indecisively
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