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What does hum and haw mean?

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Verb
  1. (Britain, idiomatic) To procrastinate; to take a long time before doing something or taking a decision.
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But when I ask his closest advisers whether the Prime Minister has been persuaded of this, they hum and haw.
After the 6 month period is up, we hum and haw about whether or not we really want to hire the person so we get extended for another 6 months.
According to sources the Chairman NAB Adm Fasih Bukhari had sent the said summary to PM on January 20, 2012, but the PM eventually shot it down even after a long hum and haw.
I tell you your party is rotten and filled with grafters, and instead of flying into a rage you hum and haw and admit there is a great deal in what I say.
The longer you hum and haw, the more time you'll spend away from your post.
The government's right and chance to hum and haw has long expired.

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