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haw [ haw ]


noun  (plural haws)
Definition:
 
utterance showing hesitation: a sound that people make when they are hesitating to speak



intransitive verb  (past and past participle hawed, present participle haw·ing, 3rd person present singular haws)
Definition:
 
make hesitating sound: to make a sound indicative of hesitation while speaking

[Mid-17th century. An imitation of the sound]
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