Como Pronunciar "hem and haw"
expression
HEM-and-HAW
HEM-and-HAW
Definição
To hesitate or speak with pauses, often because you are unsure, embarrassed, or trying to avoid answering directly.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈhɛm/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈhɔ
Inglês Britânico
hˈɛm/ /ˈænd/ /hˈɔː
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
HEM-and-HAW
UK
HEM-and-HAW
Ouça em Contexto
Whenever I ask him about his job, he hems and haws.
Please answer directly, don’t hem and haw.
He tends to hem and haw when making decisions.
I knew he was going to say no when he started to hem and haw.