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
  • What’s old is new (with less waiting) Disney is working on long-term projects to build new lands and thrill rides.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In an open letter published July 1, ACI Europe and two other associations said waiting times reached five hours during peak periods.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Aug. 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
  • That indecision has made deals more difficult to close so far.
    — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Because in growing organizations, indecision is rarely neutral.
    — Nathan Mitchell, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of indecision
Verb
  • Cueto was known for hesitating while in his pitching motion, or wiggling on the mound.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
  • So electric power companies and regulators are cautious, hesitating to construct plants unless future demand is guaranteed.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of hesitating
Noun
  • Airlines around the world are currently plagued by delays in their efforts to deliver new premium offerings — including increasing passenger demand for privacy, high-tech connectivity and inflight entertainment — to meet the surge in air travel.
    — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The delay will give the city more time to consider employee parking, parking demand and other ways to get downtown.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 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
  • Henry shook backup safety Dell Pettus with a slight hesitation at the goal line before breaking free inside.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When that was met with no hesitations, that was a pivotal part of me taking this job.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hesitation
Verb
  • Usually hidden by the glare of our star, the ethereal corona and its pale, wavering streams of plasma are shaped by the sun’s magnetic field.
    — Claire Cameron & Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But its machines need replacing, and the Federal Reserve is wavering on spending the money.
    — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
Definition of wavering
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“Hawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawing. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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