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What is another word for
hums and haws
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To take a long time before doing something or taking a decision
To be equivocal, non-committal, or undecided about something
To delay taking action
To avoid providing a clear answer or statement
To speak hesitatingly or with indecision
To speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner
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Verb
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To take a long time before doing something or taking a decision
vacillates
wavers
hesitates
dithers
fluctuates
havers
swithers
falters
equivocates
procrastinates
tarries
prevaricates
prevaricateth
shilly-shallies
dilly-dallies
blows hot and cold
pussyfoots around
hems and haws
stalls
sits on the fence
tergiversates
scruples
oscillates
hedges
dawdles
temporizes
US
waffles
temporises
UK
thinks twice
hangs back
yo-yos
evades the issue
staggers
halts
delays
dallies
flannels
beats around the bush
beats about the bush
dodges the issue
teeters
wobbles
wabbles
pussyfoots
dodges
balances
quibbles
doubts
wastes time
minces words
flip-flops
baulks
UK
parries questions
holds back
balks
US
sits on fence
gets cold feet
changes mind
pauses
alternates
lingers
varies
fudges
demurs
hovers
weasels
seesaws
evades
ducks
changes
deliberates
ducks the question
goes from one extreme to the other
runs hot and cold
cops out
hesitates over
fudges the issue
avoids
trifles
sways
palters
sidesteps the issue
faffs about
chops and changes
whiffles waffles
sidesteps
stonewalls
shuffles around
gives the run around
shucks
cops a plea
passes the buck
hedges your bets
blathers
fast-talks
kills time
loiters
plays a waiting game
drags your heels
marks time
moves slowly
potters
whiles away time
messes around
ums and ahs
hangs around
hangs about
shifts ground about
misrepresents
skirts
falsifies
shuffles
ducks the issue
stalls for time
begs the question
dances around
waits
dillydallies
swings
stumbles
defers
stops
ponders
pulls back
boggles
mammers
debates
holds off
hangs
weighs
flounders
shies away
thinks about
more ❯
“The longer you
hum and haw
, the more time you'll spend away from your post.”
Verb
▲
To be equivocal, non-committal, or undecided about something
straddles
wavers
dithers
teeters
equivocates
hedges
vacillates
equivocates about
vacillates about
wavers about
sits on the fence
fluctuates
scruples
temporizes
US
temporises
UK
runs hot and cold
hems and haws
chops and changes
flip-flops
keeps changing your mind
fence-straddles
blows hot and cold
falters
havers
swithers
changes
staggers
swings
halts
alternates
wabbles
seesaws
balances
hovers
dillydallies
boggles
waffles
whiffles
dilly-dallies
yo-yos
shilly-shallies
pussyfoots around
hangs back
changes mind
more ❯
Verb
▲
To delay taking action
procrastinates
dallies
delays
stalls
dawdles
temporises
UK
temporizes
US
adjourns
defers
dithers
havers
hesitates
postpones
prolongs
protracts
retards
vacillates
wavers
cools
goldbricks
lags
pokes
swithers
tarries
waits
drags
lingers
loiters
pauses
stays
dilly-dallies
puts off
defers action
drags your feet
holds off
lets something slide
shilly-shallies
takes a raincheck
plays for time
postpones action
hangs fire
puts off doing something
suspends action
uses delaying tactics
plays a waiting game
kicks the can down the road
drags your heels
idles
whiles away time
stonewalls
dillydallies
straggles
plods
staggers
diddles
mopes
lollygags
totters
filibusters
crawls
creeps
lallygags
wastes time
takes one's time
marks time
goofs off
potters around
kills time
hangs about
takes your time
falls behind
waits around
buys time
stays put
hangs on
hangs around
lags behind
potters about
holds back
horses around
potters round
hangs back
fools around
gets no place fast
hedges
prevaricateth
prevaricates
trifles
lolls
loafs
slouches
falters
putters
gains time
beats about the bush
warms a chair
sits around
fritters away
goof around
hangs out
equivocates
potters
bides
fritters time away
sits on one's butt
shleps along
bums around
scrounges around
diddle-daddles
trails
loses time
hangs round
inches
limps
saunters
shuffles
tails
tergiversates
trudges
inches along
drags behind
trails behind
moves slowly
drops behind
slows up
brings up the rear
falls off
slows down
falls back
drops
palters
lounges
lazes
lazies
bums
chills
footles
drones
boondoggles
avoids committing oneself
avoids making a decision
uses Fabian tactics
stalls for time
fools about
plays games
kicks back
kicks around
vegges out
fools with
whiles away
trifles with
hacks around
more ❯
Verb
▲
To avoid providing a clear answer or statement
prevaricates
prevaricateth
equivocates
hedges
pussyfoots
temporises
UK
temporizes
US
fences
vacillates
wavers
shilly-shallies
sits on the fence
beats about the bush
gives nothing away
dodges the issue
dodges the question
sidesteps the issue
straddles an issue
ducks the question
plays your cards close to your chest
tergiversates
flannels
quibbles
parries questions
beats around the bush
ducks the issue
dodges
waffles
fudges
stalls
weasels
evades
sidesteps
shuffles
fudges the issue
cavils
shuffles about
stalls for time
hems and haws
evades the issue
avoids the issue
palters
blows hot and cold
parries
stonewalls
jives
adumbrates
minces matters
begs the question
tells white lie
straddles the fence
covers up
clouds the issue
passes the buck
runs around
minces words
cons
pussyfoots around
pettifogs
lies
gives run around
subtilizes
cops a plea
cops out
fibs
plays it close to the vest
skirts the issue
more ❯
Verb
▲
To speak hesitatingly or with indecision
hesitates
stammers
stutters
mumbles
stumbles
mammers
sputters
waffles
speaks falteringly
fumbles for words
speaks haltingly
stumbles over your words
trips over your tongue
falters
shakes
splutters
quivers
quavers
breaks
hems and haws
trembles
wavers
jabbers
tails off
drops the ball
dribbles
stops and start
Verb
▲
To speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner
waffles
chatters
prattles
babbles
jabbers
prates
gabbles
natters
gabs
blathers
witters
blethers
rambles
drivels
cackles
rabbits
blabbers
burbles
gibbers
mumbles
mutters
earbashes
bleats
flannels
verbalises
UK
verbalizes
US
fluffs
whiffles
goes on
runs on
rattles on
rabbits on
runs off at the mouth
witters on
makes small talk
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