hawed

past tense of haw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawed
Verb
  • Wasefi hesitated, then started to play.
    Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • People hesitated, unsure of how to play with something new without looking foolish.
    Cas Holman, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Striking the right balance between freedom for adults and safety for users has been a difficult balancing act for OpenAI, which has vacillated between permissive and restrictive chat content controls over the past year.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Trump has just vacillated hardest in Kyiv’s favour.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ao Tanaka should not have dithered and conceded the second set-piece so late into injury time, while the backline should have been more alert to the second ball.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Children with backpacks and adults waited for access to the road leading to nearby housing, and disgruntled drivers slowly drove past the scene.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2025
  • However, Montgomery County officials allege that Hatchett waited roughly two hours before calling 911 to receive medical care for his son.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Footage that has now gone viral shows Herrera happily pumping her fists in the air and walking to the front of the stage to join the finalists, while Deane suddenly paused between names.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Ours is a communal bond, and it will not be broken, simply paused.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Hawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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