HAW


Meaning of HAW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hɔ: ]

( haws, hawing, hawed)

1.

Haws are the red berries produced by hawthorn trees in autumn.

N-COUNT

2.

Writers sometimes use ‘ haw haw ’ to show that one of their characters is laughing, especially in a rather unpleasant or superior way.

Look at the plebs! Getting all muddy! Haw haw haw!

EXCLAM

3.

If you hem and haw , or in British English hum and haw , you take a long time to say something because you cannot think of the right words, or because you are not sure what to say.

Tim hemmed and hawed, but finally told his boss the truth.

PHRASE : Vs inflect

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.