| 单词 | hum and haw or hem and haw |
| 释义 | (idiom) My mother hummed and hawed at first, then she agreed. Synonyms hesitate She hesitated, debating whether to answer the phone. waver Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup. dither We're still dithering over whether to go away on holiday next week. vacillate She is vacillating over whether or not to marry him. be indecisive falter I have not faltered in my quest for a new future. swither (Scottish, dialect) Additional synonymsin the sense of dither Definition to be uncertain or indecisive We're still dithering over whether to go away on holiday next week. Synonyms vacillate, hesitate, waver, haver, falter, hum and haw, faff about (British, informal), shillyshally (informal), swither (Scottish) in the sense of falter Definition to be hesitant, weak, or unsure I have not faltered in my quest for a new future. Synonyms hesitate, delay, waver, vacillate, breakin the sense of vacillate Definition to keep changing one's mind or opinions about something She is vacillating over whether or not to marry him. Synonyms waver, hesitate, dither (British), haver, sway, falter, be doubtful, fluctuate, be uncertain, be unsure, teeter, oscillate, be undecided, chop and change, seesaw, blow hot and cold (informal), temporize, hum and haw, be unable to decide, keep changing your mind, shillyshally (informal), be irresolute or indecisive, swither (Scottish), be unable to make up your mind (British), dillydally Nearby words of |
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