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hawing

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verb

present participle of haw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawing
Noun
  • Consistent with the rest of the hotel, the local landscape is incorporated into the design experience; there are local gems displayed in the waiting area, and the lobby has a giant window that frames a peak of the nearby Shawangunk Mountains that took my breath away.
    Katie Mathews, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The film takes its name from the kurinji flower, which blooms once every 12 years in the Nilgiris mountain range, reflecting the story’s themes of waiting, endurance and change.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Every meeting that ends with indecision and another meeting?
    Shani Harmon, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • When a child or young adult shows signs of anxiety, depression, trauma, self-harm or suicidal ideation, indecision and adult conflict can deepen the harm.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Following years defined by supply chain issues, tariffs and vacillating interest for electric vehicles, carmakers are now also dealing with the traditional problems of affordability and cooling consumer demand.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Virginia Ritter spent most of her of the rest of her life vacillating between empathy and anger for her daughter's killer, all the while serving as a fierce victims' rights advocate in Nashville.
    Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The agency has struggled to meet federal and state deadlines, with over one-third of cash assistance cases still facing delays as of late 2024 and throughout 2025.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Every month of permitting delays or grid interconnection backlogs is a month where investment risks flowing elsewhere.
    Stuart Loren, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • However, if large enterprises are hesitating to commit and implement, that’s a broader industry headwind impacting everyone, not just SAP.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The appeals court, however, said staying the injunction serves the public interest by preventing federal agents from hesitating while carrying out lawful duties.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In rap’s gladiator arena, there’s no grace for hesitation, and that hesitation defined Cole’s involvement in the clash of the century.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Among those emails are unsent drafts, abandoned because of distraction or hesitation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Neither of them is going to sit around dithering.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There was no dithering, just a window of opportunity narrowing by the minute.
    Big Think, Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Reading Cuba in War Time, we’re reminded that war reporting was never free of this struggle and vacillation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Blyth stands out largely because his character harbors the most internal conflict, but his vacillation between bullying patronization and pitiable wreck generates tonal whiplash all the same.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Hawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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