hawing

H4A1W4I1N1G2

noun

The act of saying "haw", in intermission or hesitation of speech.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of haw
nounhawing (plural hawings)

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hawing

sawinggnawingclawingpawingcawingdawing
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Cite this entry
APA

hawing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawing

MLA

“hawing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hawing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawing.

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