Definition for Hem and haw:

• utter ` hems' and ` haws'; indicated hesitation; " He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

Synonyms for Hem and haw:

• v.

  •hesitate (verb)
  • dance around,
  • Shilly-shally,
  • equivocate,
  • back and fill,
  • tapdance,
  • beat around the bush,
  • hum and haw,
  • fudge and mudge,
  • euphemize.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • evade.
  •change
  • vary.
  •disagree
  • demur.
  •equivocate
  • mince words,
  • beg the question.
  •falter
  • stammer.
  •fluctuate
  • waver.
  •hesitate
  • think twice,
  • stutter,
  • pull back,
  • shy away.
  •Other relevant words:
  • parry,
  • think twice about,
  • pussyfoot,
  • shuffle,
  • balance,
  • scruple,
  • tergiversate,
  • halt,
  • haw,
  • hem,
  • prevaricate,
  • sidestep,
  • toss and turn,
  • elude,
  • oscillate,
  • deliberate,
  • dither,
  • back down,
  • Strain at,
  • dillydally,
  • stickle,
  • fudge,
  • teeter-totter,
  • dawdle,
  • hover,
  • niggle,
  • palter,
  • swerve,
  • alternate,
  • swing,
  • sheer off,
  • bumble,
  • yield,
  • dilly-dally,
  • waffle,
  • totter,
  • debate,
  • withdraw,
  • fence,
  • dodge,
  • vibrate,
  • shift,
  • step aside,
  • pettifog,
  • retreat,
  • falter,
  • will and will not,
  • stall,
  • teeter,
  • sway,
  • vacillate,
  • Mammer,
  • shy,
  • hum,
  • fluctuate,
  • yo-yo,
  • weasel,
  • jib,
  • straddle the fence,
  • cavil,
  • stick at,
  • strain,
  • stop to consider,
  • See-saw,
  • recoil,
  • swither,
  • Haver,
  • pull away,
  • ward off,
  • ponder,
  • shrink,
  • delay,
  • stumble,
  • hedge,
  • quibble,
  • duck,
  • fear,
  • hang back,
  • split hairs,
  • seesaw.

Hyponym for Hem and haw:

• v.

  • communication
    hesitate, pause.