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What is another word for
hum and haw
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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 speak hesitatingly or with indecision
To speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner
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Verb
▲
To take a long time before doing something or taking a decision
vacillate
waver
hesitate
dither
fluctuate
haver
swither
falter
equivocate
procrastinate
tarry
prevaricate
be indecisive
shilly-shally
dilly-dally
blow hot and cold
pussyfoot around
sit on the fence
hem and haw
hedge
tergiversate
stall
be unsure
temporize
US
be undecided
temporise
UK
scruple
waffle
be uncertain
be irresolute
beat about the bush
dodge the issue
oscillate
pussyfoot
flannel
be doubtful
be non-committal
beat around the bush
evade the issue
shillyshally
quibble
hang back
parry questions
be evasive
think twice
yo-yo
stagger
halt
dodge
dawdle
be hesitant
sidestep the issue
duck the question
flip-flop
teeter
wabble
fudge
weasel
balance
fence
evade
palter
duck the issue
change mind
be unable to decide
be unable to make up your mind
fudge the issue
mince words
run hot and cold
be vague
delay
alternate
wobble
dally
change
seesaw
hover
sidestep
doubt
see-saw
be ambivalent
cop out
stall for time
get cold feet
be in two minds
shuffle
baulk
UK
hold back
chop and change
balk
US
sit on fence
pause
vary
swing
demur
dillydally
duck
deliberate
avoid the issue
fence-straddle
hesitate over
tergiverse
cavil
be noncommittal
shift focus
boggle
beg the question
sway
shuffle about
keep changing your mind
stonewall
pass the buck
cop a plea
waste time
avoid
go from one extreme to the other
faff about
be on the horns of a dilemma
whiffle waffle
shuffle around
give the run around
shuck
hedge your bets
be on the fence
will and will not
be cagey
whiffle
straddle
blather
fast-talk
hang about
um and ah
trifle
hang around
mess around
falsify
misrepresent
shift ground about
skirt
skirt the issue
play it close to the vest
be ambiguous
jive
subtilize
tell white lie
mince matters
con
run around
lie
adumbrate
cover up
give run around
pettifog
straddle the fence
cloud the issue
parry
double-talk
fib
linger
wait
stumble
defer
stop
ponder
hang
mammer
think about
debate
be reluctant
hold off
be unwilling
weigh
shy away
pull back
flounder
back and fill
dance around
dodge the question
straddle an issue
play your cards close to your chest
give nothing away
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“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
straddle
waver
dither
teeter
equivocate
hedge
vacillate
be equivocal about
be non-committal about
be undecided about
equivocate about
vacillate about
waver about
sit on the fence
fluctuate
falter
haver
swither
change
stagger
swing
halt
scruple
alternate
wabble
temporize
US
seesaw
balance
hover
shillyshally
dillydally
boggle
waffle
whiffle
temporise
UK
be doubtful
blow hot and cold
be unsure
chop and change
hang back
run hot and cold
be uncertain
change mind
be unable to decide
be unable to make up your mind
be irresolute
fence-straddle
keep changing your mind
dilly-dally
pussyfoot around
be indecisive
be cagey
hem and haw
shilly-shally
yo-yo
be undecided
flip-flop
hesitate
vary
oscillate
shift
wobble
prevaricate
tergiversate
stall
veer
switch
sway
alter
mutate
beat about the bush
see-saw
flannel
dodge the issue
dodge
pussyfoot
quibble
be non-committal
transform
evolve
turn
metamorphose
convert
be evasive
parry questions
fence
evade the issue
sidestep the issue
interchange
procrastinate
substitute
swap
go from one extreme to the other
delay
dawdle
evade
weasel
fudge
morph
pivot
demur
duck the question
beat around the bush
palter
move
ebb and flow
deviate
progress
transition
segue
be ambivalent
pause
be hesitant
think twice
be in two minds
fudge the issue
be vague
modulate
duck the issue
sidestep
snap
adapt
adjust
digress
recast
doubt
amend
modify
go up and down
retract
reverse
grow
develop
metastasize
metamorphize
recalibrate
drift
slip
diverge
transmute
transfigure
revise
get cold feet
transmogrify
realign
transmutate
faff about
come and go
mince words
yo-yo on
replace
transpose
differ
exchange
dally
duck
cavil
stonewall
avoid
shuffle
rotate
shy
intersperse
rise and fall
balk
US
baulk
UK
tergiverse
take turns
work in sequence
act in sequence
be unsteady
have doubts
hold back
take it in turns
have misgivings about
waste time
faff around
have qualms about
shrink from
follow with
be staggered
be interspersed
hang about
hang around
occur in rotation
take in turn
occur in turn
think twice about
act reciprocally
take in rotation
move between
cop out
second-guessing yourself
follow one another
stall for time
flip-flop on
have scruples about
hang back from
be noncommittal
mess about
shift focus
have reservations about
make adjustments to
change gears on
shy away from
flinch from
give turns to
recoil from
fill in for
follow in turn
tarry
parry
shirk
trifle
skirt
falsify
misrepresent
blather
pass
affect
transit
be on the horns of a dilemma
be ambiguous
deliberate
be on the fence
will and will not
swerve
back
change direction
mess around
avoid the issue
play it close to the vest
skirt the issue
shuffle about
um and ah
mold
US
fast-talk
remodel
mould
UK
move back and forth
move backward and forward
move to and fro
shift ground about
doubt yourself
jib
hesitate over
shrink
straddle an issue
dodge the question
play your cards close to your chest
give nothing away
sit on fence
stop
discontinue
cease
whiffle waffle
hang fire
hesitate to
scruple about
be chary of
be coy about
be cagey about
be shy about
be reluctant about
be tentative
be divided
feel uncertain
wonder about
hold on
think something unlikely
be dubious
lack conviction
be sceptical
harbour suspicions about
have hesitations about
express suspicions about
express reservations about
entertain doubts about
harbour reservations about
have suspicions about
fluctuate on
have doubts about
feel uneasy about
sit tight
adopt Fabian tactics
undulate
totter
flutter
wave
vibrate
be unstable
shuck
disrelish
fret
worry
stickle
pass the buck
cop a plea
hedge your bets
shuffle around
give the run around
be reluctant
baulk at
demur from
boggle at
be unwilling
drag one's heels over
demur about
balk at
stick at
have qualms
drag one's feet over
mind doing something
be loath
more ❯
Verb
▲
To delay taking action
procrastinate
dally
delay
stall
dawdle
temporise
UK
temporize
US
adjourn
defer
dither
haver
hesitate
postpone
prolong
protract
retard
vacillate
waver
cool
goldbrick
lag
poke
swither
tarry
wait
drag
linger
loiter
pause
stay
dilly-dally
put off
be dilatory
defer action
drag your feet
hold off
let something slide
shilly-shally
take a raincheck
play for time
postpone action
hang fire
put off doing something
suspend action
be indecisive
be undecided
use delaying tactics
play a waiting game
kick the can down the road
drag your heels
while away time
kill time
mark time
waste time
let the grass grow under one's feet
trifle
potter
falter
fluctuate
blow hot and cold
move slowly
pussyfoot around
hem and haw
idle
dillydally
straggle
stonewall
stagger
diddle
plod
filibuster
crawl
mope
creep
lollygag
totter
lallygag
potter round
hang on
goof off
hold back
potter around
take one's time
horse around
hang about
potter about
hang around
not keep pace
take your time
be slow
lag behind
wait around
fall behind
stay put
buy time
hang back
fool around
get no place fast
hedge
prevaricate
loll
loaf
slouch
putter
gain time
beat about the bush
warm a chair
hang out
sit around
fritter away
equivocate
bide
put on hold
hold up
be long
be tardy
bum around
shlep along
fritter time away
diddle-daddle
scrounge around
sit on one's butt
trail
goof around
hang round
lose time
inch
limp
tergiversate
saunter
shuffle
tail
trudge
palter
lounge
bring up the rear
fall off
slow up
inch along
trail behind
drop behind
be behind
drop back
fall back
drop
slow down
drag behind
laze
lazy
bum
be evasive
chill
footle
drone
boondoggle
use Fabian tactics
stall for time
avoid making a decision
avoid committing oneself
trifle with
kick back
fool with
play games
fool about
hack around
while away
veg out
kick around
more ❯
Verb
▲
To speak hesitatingly or with indecision
hesitate
stammer
stutter
mumble
stumble
mammer
sputter
waffle
speak falteringly
fumble for words
speak haltingly
stumble over your words
trip over your tongue
falter
shake
splutter
quiver
quaver
break
hem and haw
tremble
waver
jabber
hesitate over one's words
drop the ball
tail off
dribble
fluff one's lines
stop and start
Verb
▲
To speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner
waffle
chatter
prattle
babble
jabber
prate
gabble
natter
gab
blather
witter
blether
ramble
drivel
cackle
rabbit
blabber
burble
gibber
mumble
mutter
earbash
bleat
flannel
verbalise
UK
verbalize
US
fluff
whiffle
go on
run on
rattle on
rabbit on
run off at the mouth
witter on
make small talk
yak
chat
gas
twaddle
yatter
twitter
jaw
blab
chunter
clack
yackety-yak
talk
gossip
yap
patter
rattle
maunder
yabber
converse
mag
twattle
palaver
blither
rap
schmooze
chaffer
jibber-jabber
yammer
shmooze
slabber
kibitz
chin
kibbitz
visit
tattle
tittle-tattle
rattle away
chinwag
shoot the breeze
confabulate
claver
chew the fat
chitchat
communicate
talk nineteen to the dozen
chit-chat
chitter-chatter
rant
powwow
spout
have a conversation
engage in conversation
have a chinwag
shoot the bull
go on and on
speak
chew the rag
gush
murmur
gabber
talk incoherently
talk at length
have a confab
shoot one's mouth off
talk the hind legs off a donkey
drool
sputter
bumble
dialog
US
dialogue
UK
talk a lot
talk incessantly
slabber on
talk nonsense
blather on
rave
blubber
wander
splutter
utter
footle
clatter
spiel
talk foolishly
buzz
talk rapidly
talk unintelligibly
babble on
talk rubbish
ramble on
have a chat
hold forth
drift
orate
mouth
meander
blethe
blah
palter
gaggle
piffle
stutter
discuss
blurt
boil
swap gossip
yakety-yak
patter on and on
blah-blah
tongue
yack
runon
mouth off
run off at mouth
carry on talking
twiddle
inform
rumor
US
rumour
UK
talk on and on
digress
talk nonsensically
yakkety yak
yakkety-yak
talk trivially
brag
boast
expatiate
have a tete-a-tete
amplify
talk gibberish
spill the beans
blow smoke
talk a mile a minute
talk ten to the dozen
go on about
talk through one's hat
harp on
drone on
talk a blue streak
talk aimlessly
rant and rave
talk randomly
talk idly
talk the hind leg off a donkey
discourse
articulate
parley
state
say
confer
voice
pronounce
vocalize
US
sound
intone
drawl
shout
whisper
give voice to
vocalise
UK
commune
conversate
express
tell
enunciate
mention
exclaim
declare
divulge
announce
exchange views
have a talk
give voice
relate
remark
soliloquize
report
reel off
pass
cry
put forth
word
note
enounce
break silence
give away
come out with
flap
argue
give utterance to
put into words
chirp
make known
pipe
throw out
lip
sound out
bring out
pipe up with
banter
socialize
US
socialise
UK
spit
bark
list
run one's mouth
BS
bat the breeze
korero
run through
dish
snitch
peach
squeal
wag
have a discussion
noise
exchange words
consult with each other
spread rumors
tell on
talk someone's ear off
tell tales
talk out of turn
whistle in the dark
whistle Dixie
chunter on
gabble on
chatter on
keep going
carry on
natter on
notify
break
describe
drone
chant
rhapsodise
UK
broach
rhapsodize
US
ventriloquize
express oneself
consult
comment on
turn over
flap one's tongue
talk one's leg off
negotiate
confab
advise
treat
counsel
deliberate
discuss things
have discussions
respond
answer
reply
add
comment
brainstorm
groupthink
deal
have talks
collogue
toss ideas around
have negotiations
bargain
debate
pick one's brain
kick ideas around
cite
proclaim
observe
burst out
rejoin
affirm
air
claim
profess
opine
detail
vent
relay
allege
asseverate
convey
press
recite
promulgate
intimate
disclose
broadcast
assert
attest
offer
address
publicize
US
contend
vouch
explain
protest
propose
deliver
plead
present
repeat
maintain
predicate
testify
outline
impart
spill
avouch
admit
advertise
reveal
aver
denote
phrase
purport
advertize
quote
retell
indicate
clarify
narrate
signal
perorate
rehearse
expose
make public
swear
modulate
specify
talk about
read
get across
spell out
recount
summarise
UK
regurgitate
get off
emphasize
US
put forward
make clear
speak about
publicise
UK
confess
stress
suggest
evince
summarize
US
pop off
translate
declaim
put across
emphasise
UK
open your mouth
more ❯
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