hum and haw

/หŒhสŒm ษ™nd หˆhษ”ห/

IPA: /HH AH1 M AH0 N D AO0/

verb
  1. 1

    To procrastinate; to take a long time before doing something or taking a decision.

    โ€œWe hummed and hawed before finally deciding to buy this house.โ€

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