"hem and haw" 怎么发音
expression
HEM-and-HAW
HEM-and-HAW
释义
To hesitate or speak with pauses, often because you are unsure, embarrassed, or trying to avoid answering directly.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈhɛm/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈhɔ
英式英语
hˈɛm/ /ˈænd/ /hˈɔː
简化发音
美式
HEM-and-HAW
英式
HEM-and-HAW
语境中听
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.