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haw
1[haw]
verb (used without object)
to utter a sound representing a hesitation or pause in speech.
noun
a sound or pause of hesitation.
haw
2[haw]
interjection
(used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal, usually directing it to turn to the left.)
verb (used with or without object)
to turn or make a turn to the left.
The horse refused to haw.
haw
3[haw]
noun
the fruit of the Old World hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata, or of other species of the same genus.
the hawthorn.
haw
4[haw]
noun
the thin, protective membrane at the inner corner of the lower eyelid of a horse, dog, etc.; nictitating membrane.
Haw.
5abbreviation
Hawaii.
haw
1/ ɔː /
noun
an inarticulate utterance, as of hesitation, embarrassment, etc; hem
verb
(intr) to make this sound
See hem 2
haw
2/ ɔː /
noun
the round or oval fruit (a pome) of the hawthorn, usually red or yellow, containing one to five seeds
another name for hawthorn
haw
3/ ɔː /
noun
archaica yard or close
haw
4/ ɔː /
noun
the nictitating membrane of a horse or other domestic animal
Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of haw1
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Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
There’s not much hemming and hawing over the dilemma.
Invariably, Mitchell said, “the guy would hem and haw,” then opt for treatment.
I was hemming and hawing if I should even put this in because I hate to blow up a spot.
The goal was to just put a period on that phase of their life and just say, “Enough of the hemming and hawing. We’re walking forward either way.”
And they're hemming and hawing and saying, what if they use it as .
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