HAWING Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

hawing 1 of 2

noun

as in waiting

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hawing

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verb

present participle of haw

as in hemming

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Noun

No stopping, no struggling to find a charging station, no waiting.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
If deleting your account takes an email to support, a waiting period and a follow-up, that friction is a design choice.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of waiting

Verb

Then, as Bowman contemplated his future throughout the season, vacillating between retiring at the end of this season or next, the notion that Zilisch could replace him picked up steady traction through the summer.

— Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 23 July 2026
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

Definition of vacillating

Noun

In other words, this is a call to trade comfortable indecision (Libra) for a serious plan of action (Capricorn).

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2026
After days of indecision, NASCAR disciplined seven people who participated in the attack on young racing star Corey Heim in front of a concession stand at Martinsville Speedway shortly after the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 on Saturday.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of indecision

Verb

With more than seven million people packed into over 9,000 high-rises, efficiency is key here, and people will judge you for holding up lines, hesitating with your Octopus card, or lingering over your dim sum table while others are waiting.

— Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
But experts have worried that doctors are hesitating to offer treatment without an ironclad diagnosis, which clinicians say can take time and increase risks to the mother.

— Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of hesitating

Noun

By contrast, recent restrictions or delays suggest a greater emphasis on managing relations with Beijing and avoiding unnecessary escalation.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The delay raises a broader question about A24’s international release strategy at a time when social media can turn a film into a global cultural event overnight.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of delay

Verb

In August, when Kiffin was dithering about adding his would-be NFLers, the presidents unanimously (LSU abstained from the vote) approved a new discipline policy for schools that roster NFL, NBA or WNBA players.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
But the finished picture, at 95 minutes, ultimately doesn’t offer enough to justify all that narrative dithering.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dithering

Noun

But the earnestness of their performances, the texture of their hesitation, makes the video far more compelling than any of its deepfake counterparts.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Decker said people who are homeless can feel hesitation to come into shelter, but Open Doors has built a rapport in the neighborhood and would want to stay.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of hesitation

Verb

Warsh could go into the October meeting primed to muscle up wavering committee members based on booming demand for AI spending and warm readings in the inflation data.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
The second is a classic MAGA narrative gambit to convince wavering Trump voters, as well as high-profile Senate candidates who have begun to distance themselves from the war, that the United States is winning.

— David Faris, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of wavering

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