Synonyms of hemmed and hawed

hemmed and hawed

phrase

past tense of hem and haw

as in weaseled

to avoid giving a definite answer or position

He kept hemming and hawing and I couldn't get a straight answer.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaseled
• shook
• beat about the bush
• pussyfooted
• straddled the fence
• hedged
• waffled
• beat around the bush
• tergiversated
• equivocated
• ducked
• dodged
• fudged
• evaded
• caviled
• shunned
• eluded
• eschewed
• cavilled
• flip-flopped
• yo-yoed
• skirted
• sidestepped
• circumvented
• shirked
• bypassed
• quibbled
• straddled