HAW


Meaning of HAW in English

n.

Function: intransitive verb

Etymology: imitative

Date: 1632

1 : to utter the sound represented by haw <hemmed and haw ed before answering>

2 : EQUIVOCATE <the administration hemmed and haw ed over the students' demands>

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