hum and haw

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hum and haw

/ˌhʌm ənd ˈhɔː/

verb hums and haws · humming and hawing · hummed and hawed · hem and haw · hum and ha

UK, 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.

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@misc{hum_and_haw_2026,
  title = {hum and haw},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hum%20and%20haw},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}