hawing 1 of 2

noun

as in waiting

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verb

present participle of haw
as in hemming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawing
  1. waiting
  2. vacillating
  3. indecision
  4. hesitating
  5. delay
  6. dithering
  7. hesitation
  8. wavering
Noun
  • Learning from industries where results take years looks straightforward on paper because the waiting periods of uncertainty are not that easy.
    — Mark Berookim, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Skyrover and Xtra won't disappear from US stores immediately; the FCC's rules require a 30-day waiting period for public comment.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 July 2026
Definition of waiting
Verb
  • That has had a ripsaw effect on Musk, who is now vacillating between being the world’s first active trillionaire and the world’s first former-trillionaire.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 July 2026
  • Legally an adult but still a teenager and finding your footing in the world, vacillating between feeling invincible and feeling minuscule.
    — Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 21 June 2026
Definition of vacillating
Noun
  • The result could be a level of indecision that the military cannot afford.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • What appears to be burnout, indecision, frustration or declining engagement is often something deeper.
    — Jody Michael, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of indecision
Verb
  • While some may be looking for more reasons to eat cookies, many more are simply hesitating to eat salads and other fresh produce amid a multistate outbreak of cyclospora, known for that unpleasant symptom, among others.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • The book does often feel like a recording of a mental jam session, but there is also a sense of being guided by a kind of hesitating yet urgent voice that needs to get things figured out.
    — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
Definition of hesitating
Noun
  • Paramount would have faced a similar delay, likely pushing any appellate relief into early 2027.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 July 2026
  • Commuters may expect delays, or opt for different routes using what McCabe expects MoDOT to recommend — I-435, or 85th Street.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of delay
Verb
  • Besides, the rare earth industry is so cost-intensive that Lynas is even dithering on its new Texas facility despite the hundreds of millions secured from the Department of War.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Neither of them is going to sit around dithering.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of dithering
Noun
  • Trust reduces hesitation, especially when people are comparing options fast and looking for a reason to stay.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Rather, congressional hesitation on what would be the largest election reform in decades reflects an awareness of constituent needs and lawmakers’ own reelection risks.
    — SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Definition of hesitation
Verb
  • Wall Street’s support for Netflix is wavering after the streaming platform’s latest results on Thursday failed to ease concerns over slowing growth, with a number of analysts slashing price targets for the stock.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • But after posting their best quarter on record, chipmakers are wavering.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Definition of wavering
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