haws

verb

present tense third-person singular of haw
as in hems

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  1. hesitates
  2. vacillates
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  • Your vehicle hesitates when shifting gears A short pause or delay between pressing the gas and your car responding is an early sign of transmission trouble.
    — Michael Kurko, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • If someone hesitates, gently restate the goal and offer one reasonable option while staying loyal to your own needs.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
Definition of hesitates
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  • Then there are the fragmented attention spans birthed by our dearly beloved screens, which cultivate a kind of cognitive whiplash that vacillates between amnesia and yearning for more.
    — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This is someone who vacillates between different ways of being.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of vacillates
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“Haws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haws. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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