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What is another word for
hem and haw
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▲
To speak evasively or indirectly, typically to avoid addressing something
To avoid providing a clear answer or statement
To be hesitant or show reluctance
To equivocate or be evasive
To waste time through aimless wandering or indecision
To speak stammeringly or with indecision
To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions
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Verb
▲
To speak evasively or indirectly, typically to avoid addressing something
hesitate
equivocate
dance around
mince words
shilly-shally
back and fill
beg the question
hum and haw
beat around the bush
oscillate
vary
fluctuate
waver
blow hot and cold
see-saw
alternate
yo-yo
swing
displace
shift
turn
transform
alter
mutate
change
digress
go up and down
vacillate
sway
go from one extreme to the other
“After being asked about his whereabouts the previous night, Brian began to
hem and haw
, skillfully avoiding any direct admission or explanation.”
Verb
▲
To avoid providing a clear answer or statement
tergiversate
waffle
equivocate
hedge
fudge
pussyfoot
weasel
dodge
duck
sidestep
circumvent
balk
US
elude
shuck
shirk
eschew
slip out
renege
worm one's way out of
baulk
UK
flee
get around
put off
welsh
dance around an issue
cop out
beat around the bush
give the runaround
sneak away
parry
fence
bypass
avoid
flannel
prevaricate
not give a straight answer to
beat around bush
be evasive about
not pay
evade
fend off
get out of
find a way round
be equivocal about
beg the question
cop out of
beat about the bush about
skirt round
quibble about
avoid answering
stonewall
“During the press conference, the politician chose to
hem and haw
when asked about his stance on the controversial policy, cleverly avoiding giving a clear answer.”
Verb
▲
To be hesitant or show reluctance
demur
hesitate
pause
vacillate
balk
US
baulk
UK
doubt
pussyfoot
waver
be reluctant
jib
refuse
shy
be unwilling
express misgivings
express reluctance
express reservations
hang back
think twice
be cagey
wait and see
drag your heels
dither
falter
stall
delay
fluctuate
teeter
haver
stagger
swither
wobble
oscillate
halt
scruple
dawdle
equivocate
temporize
US
dally
wabble
linger
wait
hedge
alternate
shillyshally
tergiversate
dillydally
hover
seesaw
stumble
defer
deliberate
stop
boggle
flounder
ponder
debate
weigh
hang
mammer
temporise
UK
shilly-shally
be indecisive
dilly-dally
hum and haw
be unsure
be uncertain
hold back
be doubtful
hold off
shy away
pull back
sit on fence
be hesitant
think about
have misgivings about
have qualms about
think twice about
shy away from
have scruples about
vacillate about
shrink from
hang back from
disrelish
shrink
scruple about
hesitate to
be chary of
be shy about
demur from
baulk at
have reservations about
boggle at
have qualms
be reluctant about
mind doing something
flinch from
recoil from
be coy about
waver about
be cagey about
balance
worry
fret
stickle
stick at
drag one's heels over
demur about
be loath
balk at
drag one's feet over
be loath to
be averse to
be reluctant to
be hesitant to
be bashful about
not be in favour of
be against
hate to
quail at
fight shy of
be diffident about
be opposed to
be indisposed to
be sorry to
be slow to
be disinclined to
be ashamed to
not have the heart to
not like to
be unwilling to
be afraid to
don't want to
be disinclined
more ❯
Verb
▲
To equivocate or be evasive
quibble
prevaricate
hedge
equivocate
fudge
evade
fence
be evasive
beat about the bush
flip-flop
avoid the issue
be ambiguous
tergiversate
waffle
flannel
pussyfoot
weasel
shilly-shally
be non-committal
dodge the issue
parry questions
evade the issue
fudge the issue
hum and haw
blow hot and cold
beat around the bush
duck the question
sit on the fence
dodge
sidestep
vacillate
stall
temporize
US
stonewall
tergiverse
temporise
UK
pussyfoot around
sidestep the issue
mince words
be noncommittal
cop out
duck the issue
shuffle about
pass the buck
cop a plea
be vague
duck
avoid
hesitate
shuck
give the run around
shuffle around
be indecisive
hedge your bets
parry
shuffle
palter
cavil
con
jive
adumbrate
lie
subtilize
pettifog
fib
run around
cover up
give run around
stall for time
beg the question
straddle the fence
cloud the issue
tell white lie
double-talk
mince matters
play it close to the vest
skirt the issue
shift
shift focus
shirk
skirt
falsify
misrepresent
shift ground about
more ❯
Verb
▲
To waste time through aimless wandering or indecision
dilly-dally
dally
stall
dawdle
delay
dither
procrastinate
temporise
UK
temporize
US
trifle
falter
hesitate
potter
fluctuate
haver
swither
tarry
vacillate
linger
loiter
shilly-shally
kill time
mark time
waste time
while away time
hum and haw
move slowly
blow hot and cold
drag your heels
play a waiting game
pussyfoot around
let the grass grow under one's feet
waver
be unsure
be indecisive
scruple
be doubtful
be uncertain
think twice
sit on the fence
be hesitant
be undecided
oscillate
baulk
UK
hold back
hang back
doubt
be irresolute
hesitate over
balk
US
sit on fence
equivocate
be ambivalent
hover
be in two minds
go from one extreme to the other
shillyshally
see-saw
demur
change mind
get cold feet
yo-yo
tergiversate
stagger
teeter
halt
wabble
wobble
balance
hang about
um and ah
hang around
dodge
mess around
play for time
use delaying tactics
defer
lag
wait
put off
drag
kick the can down the road
put off doing something
drag your feet
poke
pause
take your time
hang fire
hedge
prevaricate
idle
palter
hang on
goof off
beat about the bush
take one's time
use Fabian tactics
horse around
straggle
mope
stall for time
gain time
lollygag
avoid making a decision
lallygag
diddle
totter
stay put
be evasive
dillydally
filibuster
potter round
potter around
crawl
creep
potter about
avoid committing oneself
stonewall
not keep pace
be slow
lag behind
wait around
plod
fall behind
buy time
adjourn
prolong
retard
postpone
protract
suspend action
cool
goldbrick
stay
postpone action
hold off
be dilatory
defer action
let something slide
take a raincheck
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Verb
▲
To speak stammeringly or with indecision
stumble
stammer
stutter
mumble
falter
hesitate
speak haltingly
fumble for words
fluff one's lines
stop and start
splutter
sputter
mammer
trip over your tongue
stumble over your words
hum and haw
speak falteringly
jabber
hesitate over one's words
shake
quiver
quaver
break
drop the ball
tail off
dribble
waffle
tremble
waver
Verb
▲
To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions
flip-flop
vacillate
dither
equivocate
waver
fluctuate
scruple
temporise
UK
temporize
US
be indecisive
be undecided
be irresolute
be unsure
be uncertain
blow hot and cold
hum and haw
chop and change
run hot and cold
be doubtful
sit on the fence
be unable to decide
fence-straddle
be unable to make up your mind
keep changing your mind
haver
swither
stagger
halt
shillyshally
balance
hedge
change
waffle
hang back
dilly-dally
pussyfoot around
shilly-shally
yo-yo
dillydally
whiffle
wabble
boggle
change mind
teeter
straddle
seesaw
hover
be cagey
falter
alternate
swing
hesitate
stall
pause
dally
tergiversate
vary
sway
deliberate
palter
whiffle waffle
think twice
get cold feet
oscillate
will and will not
be on the fence
demur
be ambivalent
have doubts about
harbour reservations about
be divided
lack conviction
doubt
have reservations about
feel uneasy about
be dubious
be tentative
harbour suspicions about
have hesitations about
be sceptical
have doubts
feel uncertain
have suspicions about
think something unlikely
be hesitant
express reservations about
fluctuate on
entertain doubts about
wonder about
express suspicions about
be in two minds
more ❯
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