hum and haw

Verb

Meaning

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.

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Synonyms

haw stammer stutter hesitate falter haver vacillate equivocate prevaricate beat around the bush tergiversate euphemize think twice hang back stickle
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Antonyms

decide pelting swoosh festinate push on pin down

Close letter words and terms

hum hum along hum and ha hum bow Hum na Sutli hum-box