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Humming and hawing

Synonyms for "humming and hawing" (45 found)

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General use (34)

Name, noun, verb(6 words)

strain balance retreat hover parry stammer

Noun, verb(10 words)

yield shuffle debate scruple falter stumble demur sidestep pussyfoot stutter

Adj, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, verb(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb(2 words)

Intj, name, noun, pron, verb(1 words)

Verb(11 words)

pull back evade hesitate stammer equivocate back down tergiversate prevaricate palter hem and haw think twice

Intj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Informal (11)

Name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, verb, slang(3 words)

waffle jib weasel

Verb, slang(2 words)

hang back stick at

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