Hawing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Hawing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of haw.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of haw.
More Meanings
- The act of saying "haw", in intermission or hesitation of speech.
Example Sentences
Blushing and stammering, awkward pauses, hemmings and hawings, tremblings of voice, and confusion in all its shapes there were between them […]
Word Forms
- hawings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hawthorn, hee, hushing, hesitation, higgling, hee haw.
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