hawing 1 of 2

hawing

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verb

present participle of haw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawing
Noun
  • Another man full of indecision is Grant, who seems to bounce back and forth from hooking up with Natalie to missing Ashley.
    Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Analysts say that the candidates’ lackluster campaigns failed to entice apathetic young people and generated unusual levels of voter indecision.
    Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The delay, prompted by an issue with the launchpad’s ground system, further hindered the return of the two NASA astronauts who in June flew to the space station aboard the troubled Starliner.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Staff reductions of this magnitude risk prolonging processing delays and increasing wait times for taxpayer support—disproportionately harming working families who rely on prompt refunds and accessible services.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • After a whirlwind romance and much theatrical vacillation, Lowell abandoned Hardwick to join Blackwood in London in 1970, a move that would forever mark her as the other woman to Hardwick’s many passionate partisans.
    Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The exhibition continually plays upon vacillations between intimacy and exposure, with one of the Torso prints of black and white buttocks enlarged and sprawling down the length of one gallery.
    Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Some chatted among themselves, waiting to understand the meaning behind the invitation Saffold passed out to a select few students only weeks before.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Armando, who was deemed healthy after receiving a treatment for an ear infection, is now one of the dogs waiting for his forever home at the shelter's Rob & Melani Walton Papago Park Campus.
    Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The same hesitation existed with computers, the internet, and smartphones.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • TikTok Reacts Jensen's transformation sparked a wave of reactions in the comments section, with viewers split between admiration and hesitation.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • It’s filled with moments of uncertainty, mid-sentence realizations and mental sticky notes.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The Energy Department on Monday approved the release of nearly $57 million from the loan, a sign that the Trump administration supports the project amid the turmoil and uncertainty in Washington over federal funding for projects started under the Biden administration.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Hawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawing. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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