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单词 hemmed and hawed
释义

hemmed and hawed

phrase

past tense of hem and haw
as in weaseled
to avoid giving a definite answer or position He kept hemming and hawing and I couldn't get a straight answer.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • weaseled
  • pussyfooted
  • shook
  • tergiversated
  • hedged
  • waffled
  • straddled the fence
  • equivocated
  • ducked
  • beat about the bush
  • dodged
  • caviled
  • fudged
  • evaded
  • beat around the bush
  • shunned
  • eluded
  • eschewed
  • yo-yoed
  • skirted
  • flip-flopped
  • sidestepped
  • circumvented
  • bypassed
  • shirked
  • cavilled
  • quibbled
  • straddled
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