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hum and ha

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
hum and ha
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of hum and haw.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

hums and ha's (present, singular) humming and ha'ing (participle, present) hummed and ha'd (participle, past) hummed and ha'd (past) hummed and ha'ed (participle, past) hummed and ha'ed (past)

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What does hum and ha mean?
Alternative form of hum and haw.

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