Thesaurus / hem haw
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synonyms for hem haw
- avoid
- creep
- dodge
- equivocate
- evade
- glide
- hedge
- lurk
- prevaricate
- prowl
- shuffle
- sidestep
- skirt
- skulk
- slide
- slink
- slip
- sneak
- steal
- tergiversate
- tiptoe
- be noncommittal
- beat around the bush
- duck the issues
- hem and haw
- play it close to the vest
- sit on the fence
- tergiverse
- tread warily
- watch one's step
- weasel
- bicker
- carp
- spar
- squabble
- waffle
- wrangle
- altercate
- argufy
- avoid
- cavil
- chicane
- criticize
- dispute
- equivocate
- evade
- fence
- flip-flop
- hassle
- pettifog
- pretend
- prevaricate
- shift
- argue over
- blow hot and cold
- catch at straws
- have at it
- hem and haw
- hypercriticize
- make a big thing about
- nit-pick
- paralogize
- put up an argument
- set to
- split hairs
- talk back
- alter
- change
- deviate
- drift
- move
- relocate
- remove
- ship
- shuffle
- transfer
- turn
- vary
- veer
- about-face
- budge
- cook
- dislocate
- displace
- disturb
- exchange
- fault
- flip-flop
- rearrange
- replace
- reposition
- slip
- stir
- substitute
- swerve
- tack
- transmogrify
- transpose
- vacillate
- waffle
- yo-yo
- blow hot and cold
- bottom out
- change gears
- dial back
- do up
- hem and haw
- move around
- move over
- recalibrate
- swap places
- switch over
- turn around
- turn the corner
- turn the tables
- sputter
- wobble
- falter
- halt
- hammer
- hesitate
- jabber
- lurch
- pause
- repeat
- splutter
- stop
- stumble
- hem and haw
- bend
- lean
- swing
- waver
- wobble
- careen
- fluctuate
- incline
- lurch
- oscillate
- pulsate
- rock
- roll
- stagger
- undulate
- vibrate
- wave
- weave
- yo-yo
- blow hot and cold
- hem and haw
- pendulate
- dither
- fluctuate
- oscillate
- seesaw
- waffle
- waver
- alternate
- change
- hedge
- hesitate
- hover
- pause
- reel
- rock
- stagger
- straddle
- sway
- swing
- be indecisive
- be irresolute
- change mind
- fence-straddle
- hem and haw
- pussyfoot around
- run hot and cold
- shilly-shally
- whiffle
- yo-yo
- alter
- differ
- diverge
- diversify
- divide
- fluctuate
- modify
- range
- alternate
- assort
- convert
- depart
- deviate
- digress
- disagree
- displace
- dissent
- divaricate
- inflect
- interchange
- mutate
- part
- separate
- swerve
- transform
- turn
- variegate
- be unlike
- blow hot and cold
- hem and haw
- permutate
- shilly-shally
- take turns
- yo-yo
- dither
- falter
- fluctuate
- hedge
- hesitate
- oscillate
- pause
- quiver
- seesaw
- shake
- sway
- teeter
- tremble
- vacillate
- vary
- waffle
- wobble
- change
- deliberate
- dilly-dally
- flicker
- halt
- palter
- reel
- stagger
- totter
- trim
- undulate
- wave
- weave
- yo-yo
- be irresolute
- be unable to decide
- blow hot and cold
- hem and haw
- pussyfoot around
- run hot and cold
- whiffle
- balk
- dodge
- duck
- hedge
- renege
- shuck
- sidestep
- waffle
- beat around the bush
- circumvent
- cop out
- dance around an issue
- elude
- equivocate
- eschew
- flee
- get around
- give the runaround
- hem and haw
- lay low
- pussyfoot
- put off
- shirk
- slip out
- sneak away
- tap dance
- worm one's way out of
- back and fill
- beat around the bush
- beg the question
- dance around
- equivocate
- euphemize
- fudge and mudge
- hum and haw
- mince words
- shilly-shally
- tapdance
- altercate
- argufy
- avoid
- bicker
- carp
- cavil
- chicane
- criticize
- dispute
- equivocate
- evade
- fence
- flip-flop
- hassle
- niggle
- nitpick
- pretend
- prevaricate
- shift
- spar
- squabble
- waffle
- wrangle
- argue over
- blow hot and cold
- catch at straws
- have at it
- hem and haw
- hypercriticize
- make a big thing about
- nit-pick
- paralogize
- pick to pieces
- put up an argument
- set to
- split hairs
- talk back
- hesitate
- vacillate
- waver
- balk
- cavil
- challenge
- combat
- complain
- deprecate
- disapprove
- dispute
- doubt
- fight
- object
- oppose
- pause
- protest
- pussyfoot
- refuse
- remonstrate
- resist
- scruple
- shy
- stick
- stickle
- strain
- hem and haw
- take exception
- wait and see
- baffle
- confound
- dodge
- evade
- flee
- foil
- frustrate
- outrun
- outwit
- puzzle
- shun
- stall
- stonewall
- thwart
- bilk
- circumvent
- ditch
- double
- duck
- eschew
- fly
- shirk
- shuck
- shy
- stump
- beat around the bush
- be beyond someone
- cop out
- get around
- get away from
- give the runaround
- give the slip
- give wide berth to
- hem and haw
- not touch
- pass the buck
- pass up
- run around
- stay shy of
- steer clear of
- cavil
- dodge
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- falsify
- fence
- fib
- flip-flop
- fudge
- hedge
- jive
- lie
- palter
- parry
- prevaricate
- pussyfoot
- quibble
- shuck
- shuffle
- sidestep
- stonewall
- tergiversate
- waffle
- beat around the bush
- beg the question
- blow hot and cold
- cloud the issue
- cop a plea
- cop out
- cover up
- double-talk
- give the runaround
- hem and haw
- mince words
- pass the buck
- run around
- sit on the fence
- tell white lie
- tergiverse
- weasel
- flounder
- hesitate
- reel
- waver
- wobble
- bobble
- break
- fluctuate
- fluff
- halt
- lurch
- quaver
- rock
- roll
- scruple
- shake
- stagger
- stammer
- teeter
- topple
- totter
- tremble
- vacillate
- be undecided
- drop the ball
- hem and haw
- speak haltingly
- stub toe
- trip up
- whiffle
- oscillate
- seesaw
- vary
- veer
- waver
- alter
- alternate
- flutter
- hesitate
- shift
- swing
- undulate
- vibrate
- wave
- be undecided
- blow hot and cold
- ebb and flow
- go up and down
- hem and haw
- rise and fall
- yo-yo
- fudge
- sidestep
- waffle
- duck
- equivocate
- evade
- flip-flop
- jive
- prevaricate
- pussyfoot
- quibble
- shuck
- shuffle
- stall
- stonewall
- temporize
- tergiversate
- beat around the bush
- be noncommittal
- blow hot and cold
- cop a plea
- cop out
- give the runaround
- hem and haw
- pass the buck
- run around
- shilly-shally
- sit on the fence
- tergiverse
- balk
- dither
- falter
- pause
- ponder
- stumble
- waffle
- waver
- alternate
- balance
- dally
- debate
- defer
- delay
- demur
- dillydally
- doubt
- equivocate
- flounder
- fluctuate
- fumble
- hang
- hedge
- hover
- linger
- oscillate
- pussyfoot
- scruple
- seesaw
- shift
- shrink
- stammer
- stop
- straddle
- stutter
- swerve
- tergiversate
- vacillate
- weigh
- be irresolute
- be reluctant
- be unwilling
- blow hot and cold
- hang back
- hem and haw
- hold back
- hold off
- pull back
- shy away
- sit on fence
- think about
- think twice
On this page you'll find 738 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hem haw, such as: avoid, creep, dodge, equivocate, evade, and glide.
- agree
- conform
- disorganize
- hold
- join
- keep
- maintain
- remain
- retain
- arrive
- come
- concur
- consent
- continue
- stay
- wait
- accept
- agree
- aid
- approve
- believe
- commend
- consent
- endorse
- give in
- go along
- help
- praise
- sanction
- support
- surrender
- abet
- aid
- assist
- clarify
- clear up
- encourage
- enlighten
- explain
- face
- help
- meet
- support
- attract
- confront
- encounter
- entice
- invite
- take on
- continue
- persist
- advance
- agree
- do well
- expedite
- face
- go
- go along
- hasten
- hurry
- meet
- remain
- rush
- stay
- attack
- carry on
- go ahead
- persevere
- resolve
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How to use hem haw in a sentence
A chorus of haw haws, showed how delighted his fellow-clowns were with farmer Joe's story.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIEHere was one sister curled up happily against a big tree, setting tiny stitches into a very straight hem.
THE BOX-CAR CHILDRENGERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNERI supply Ne lak (defect) in hem, to make some sense; the F. text does not help here.
CHAUCER'S WORKS, VOLUME 1 (OF 7) -- ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE; MINOR POEMSGEOFFREY CHAUCERMrs. McAllister, finding out in some way that Violet was a clever seamstress, sent home fine linen handkerchiefs for her to hem.
THE BOX-CAR CHILDRENGERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNERFold the front at the first pattern row, and hem it to form the scallop at the edge.
THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEYHilda left the road, with a trace of its red dust on the hem of her skirt, and struck out into the Maidan.
HILDASARAH JEANETTE DUNCANThe stick in the hem on the lower edge of the shade is supplied with a screweye, A, at each end.
THE BOY MECHANIC, BOOK 2VARIOUSThe welkin rang with applause, while Lazaref kissed his benefactor's hands and the hem of his coat.
THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTEWILLIAM MILLIGAN SLOANEAkuy nagsinad-ung sa sidsid, I sewed the hem with buttonhole stitches.
A DICTIONARY OF CEBUANO VISAYANJOHN U. WOLFFThyra knelt and kissed the hem of the Arab chief's garment in humble gratitude.
JACK HARKAWAY'S BOY TINKER AMONG THE TURKSBRACEBRIDGE HEMYNG