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hawings

hawings is the plural of hawing.

Meaning of hawing

Noun

hawing (plural hawings)

  1. The act of saying "haw", in intermission or hesitation of speech.
    • Blushing and stammering, awkward pauses, hemmings and hawings, tremblings of voice, and confusion in all its shapes there were between them […]1847, The University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review, page 285

Questions about hawings

What is hawings the plural of?
Hawings is the plural of hawing.

Words near hawings in the dictionary

  1. hawfinch
  2. hawfinches
  3. hawg
  4. Hawick
  5. hawing
  6. hawings
  7. Hawiya
  8. Hawiyas
  9. Hawiye
  10. Hawiyes
  11. hawk

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