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hum and ha

hum and ha is the alternative form of hum and haw.

Meaning of hum and haw

Verb

hum and haw (third-person singular simple present hums and haws, present participle humming and hawing, simple past and past participle hummed and hawed)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To procrastinate; to take a long time before doing something or taking a decision.
    • We hummed and hawed before finally deciding to buy this house.

Forms of hum and ha

third-person singular presenthums and ha's
present participlehumming and ha'ing
past participlehummed and ha'd
pasthummed and ha'd
past participlehummed and ha'ed
pasthummed and ha'ed

Questions about hum and ha

What is hum and ha the alternative form of?
Hum and ha is the alternative form of hum and haw.

Words near hum and ha in the dictionary

  1. hulwa
  2. huly-huly
  3. Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓
  4. hum
  5. hum along
  6. hum and ha
  7. hum and haw
  8. hum bow
  9. hum bows
  10. hum buzz
  11. Hum na Sutli

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