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haw

(hɔː)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense haws, present participle hawing, past tense, past participle hawed

1. countable noun

Haws are the red berries produced by hawthorn trees in autumn.

2. exclamation

Writers sometimes use 'haw haw' to show that one of their characters is laughing, especially in a rather unpleasant or superior way.

Look at the plebs! Getting all muddy! Haw haw haw!

See hum and haw

haw in British English 1

(hɔː)

noun

the round or oval fruit (a pome) of the hawthorn, usually red or yellow, containing one to five seeds

2. another name for hawthorn

Word origin

Old English haga, identical with haga hedge; related to Old Norse hagi pasture

haw in British English 2

(hɔː)

noun, exclamation

an inarticulate utterance, as of hesitation, embarrassment, etc; hem

verb

2. (intransitive)

to make this sound

3. hem and haw

Word origin

C17: of imitative origin

haw in British English 3

(hɔː)

noun

archaic

a yard or close

Word origin

of unknown origin

haw in British English 4

(hɔː)

noun

the nictitating membrane of a horse or other domestic animal

Word origin

C15: of unknown origin

Haw in American English

Hawaiian

haw in American English 1

(hɔ)

noun

the berry of the hawthorn

hawthorn

Word origin

ME hawe < OE haga, haw, hedge, akin to hecg, hedge

haw in American English 2

(hɔ)

interjection, noun

(used as) a command to a horse, ox, etc., meaning “turn to the left”

verb transitive, verb intransitive

to turn to the left

haw in American English 3

(hɔ)

verb intransitive

1. see hem and haw, under hem2

interjection, noun

(used to suggest) the sound a speaker often makes when hesitating briefly

ha1

Word origin

echoic

haw in American English 4

(hɔ)

noun

nictitating membrane

2. [often pl.]

inflammation of this membrane

Examples of 'haw' in a sentence
haw

And then she would hem and haw and generate reasons against the red one!

idiom

See hem and haw or hum and haw

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释义	Trends of haw View usage for: haw (hɔː) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense haws, present participle hawing, past tense, past participle hawed 1. countable noun Haws are the red berries produced by hawthorn trees in autumn. 2. exclamation Writers sometimes use 'haw haw' to show that one of their characters is laughing, especially in a rather unpleasant or superior way. Look at the plebs! Getting all muddy! Haw haw haw! 3. See hum and haw haw in British English 1 (hɔː) noun 1. the round or oval fruit (a pome) of the hawthorn, usually red or yellow, containing one to five seeds 2. another name for hawthorn Word origin Old English haga, identical with haga hedge; related to Old Norse hagi pasture haw in British English 2 (hɔː) noun, exclamation 1. an inarticulate utterance, as of hesitation, embarrassment, etc; hem verb 2. (intransitive) to make this sound 3. hem and haw Word origin C17: of imitative origin haw in British English 3 (hɔː) noun archaic a yard or close Word origin of unknown origin haw in British English 4 (hɔː) noun the nictitating membrane of a horse or other domestic animal Word origin C15: of unknown origin Haw in American English Hawaiian haw in American English 1 (hɔ) noun 1. the berry of the hawthorn 2. hawthorn Word origin ME hawe < OE haga, haw, hedge, akin to hecg, hedge haw in American English 2 (hɔ) interjection, noun 1. (used as) a command to a horse, ox, etc., meaning “turn to the left” verb transitive, verb intransitive 2. to turn to the left see also gee1 haw in American English 3 (hɔ) verb intransitive 1. see hem and haw, under hem2 interjection, noun 2. (used to suggest) the sound a speaker often makes when hesitating briefly 3. ha1 Word origin echoic haw in American English 4 (hɔ) noun 1. nictitating membrane 2. [often pl.] inflammation of this membrane Examples of 'haw' in a sentence haw And then she would hem and haw and generate reasons against the red one! Christianity Today (2000) idiom See hem and haw or hum and haw Nearby words of haw have words haven havoc haw hawk hawk-eyed hawker Related terms of haw hem and haw or hum and haw hum and haw or hem and haw Synonyms of 'haw' haw Explore 'haw' in the dictionary
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