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hemming and hawing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
hem-ming and haw-ing
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hem and haw

Questions

What does hemming and hawing mean?
present participle and gerund of hem and haw

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