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idiomhum/hemhum and haw BrEBrEhem and haw AmEto keep pausing before you speak because you do not want to say something unpleasant or upsetting, or to take a long time to make a decision about something :We knew it must be bad news because Jane kept hemming and hawing and changing the subject.We might have made a better decision, but at least there was no humming and hawing, no referring the matter to superiors and wasting valuable time.
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