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Verb: hem and haw (hemmed and hawed,hemming and hawing,hems and haws)
  1. Utter 'hems' and 'haws'; indicated hesitation
    "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

Derived forms: hemming and hawing, hems and haws

Type of: hesitate, pause

Encyclopedia: Hem and haw

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Helxine
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Hemachatus
Hemachatus haemachatus
hemagglutinate
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he-man
hemangioma
hemangioma simplex