hawing

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɪŋ

Verb

hawing

1. present participle and gerund of haw

Noun

hawing (plural hawings)

1. The act of saying "haw", in intermission or hesitation of speech.
   • 1847, The University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review, page 285:

     Blushing and stammering, awkward pauses, hemmings and hawings, tremblings of voice, and confusion in all its shapes there were between them […]