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hawing

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verb

present participle of haw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawing
Noun
  • Separately on Wednesday, Paramount said in an SEC filing that on June 9, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) approved the Paramount-WBD merger may be consummated, subject to expiration of a 14-calendar day waiting period that expires June 23, 2026.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 June 2026
  • The courtrooms are located on the top floors of a building that has other offices, and there's minimal signage and waiting areas.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • The status of further peace talks and other key details of the current relationship between the warring powers have grown increasingly opaque, with Trump vacillating between resuming saber-rattling rhetoric and indicating Washington’s readiness for additional negotiations with Iran.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Trump has been more active than ever on social media in his second term, including posting lengthy all-caps screeds offering vacillating updates on the war.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But with all the indecision of this primary election, many were finding comfort in delivering their votes in person.
    John Ramos, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • This can look like instability or indecision from the outside.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • While their rivals started spending significant sums of money as soon as the 2024-25 season finished, Spurs wasted a couple of weeks hesitating about the long-term future of then head coach Ange Postecoglou before replacing him with Thomas Frank.
    David Ornstein, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Sanfilippo is a fatal pediatric neurodegenerative disorder, with each delay in treatment equaling permanent neurological decline.
    Elise Esposito, Boston Herald, 29 May 2026
  • Artemis program Due to the Mark 1 issues outlined above, there will either be significant delays to, or the need to restructure the early phases of, the Moon Base program.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
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
Noun
  • His party was in denial, and the hesitation cost them the general election.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
  • Aside from his hesitations over the SNL cue cards, Holland has not shied away from live performance itself.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Difficulties in fundraising and wavering institutional support led them to establish an independent space, located in a former auto dealership.
    Brianna J. Heath, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
  • Yields had been down Friday morning, offering some relief, before wavering after oil prices erased their losses and the survey on consumer sentiment showed worsening inflation expectations.
    Stan Choe, Fortune, 23 May 2026
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“Hawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawing. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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