haw
An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbeliefAn imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
Meaning
3 sensesAn imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
You think that song was good? Haw!
An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.
An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.
hü (st)
собsob
Examples
8 sentencesStop hemming and hawing.
deHör auf rumzudrucksen! — Yorwba
Stop hemming and hawing around.
deHör auf rumzudrucksen! — Yorwba
Redwings have a clear preference for haws.
deDie Rotdrossel hat eine klare Vorliebe für Weißdornbeeren. — Adelpa
That's why he keeps pausing and hemming and hawing.
After a lot of hemming and hawing, Tom agreed to it.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ha (interjection). Compare Old Norse há (interjection), Middle Low GerFrom Middle English ha (interjection). Compare Old Norse há (interjection), Middle Low German ha, hā (interjection), Old High German aha, hei (interjection).
Assumed to be interjectory, but compare Old English hawian (“to observe, look”)
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