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Exact Match:

haw: the nictitating membrane of a horse; utter `haw'; "he hemmed and hawed"

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stutter collapse

stammer collapse: a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds

hem and haw collapse: utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

think twice collapse: consider and reconsider carefully; "Think twice before you have a child"

palter collapse

stick at collapse

shilly shally collapse

hesitate collapse: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"; interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"

prevaricate collapse

tergiversate collapse

hem collapse: lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down; utter `hem' or `ahem'; fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"

ponder collapse

sheer off collapse

sidestep collapse: a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

stickle collapse: dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)

waffle collapse: pancake batter baked in a waffle iron

back down collapse

pussyfoot collapse

equivocate collapse

weasel collapse: small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck

hang back collapse

step aside collapse

jib collapse: any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

parry collapse: (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword; impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"

hover collapse: hang in the air; fly or be suspended above; move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"; be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

head off collapse

hum collapse: a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic"; sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"; make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming"; sound with a monotonous hum; be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"

stumble collapse: make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name"; miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"; walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"; encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

evade collapse: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"; practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

falter collapse: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way; be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"

yuck collapse

horselaugh collapse

beg the question collapse

risibility collapse: a disposition to laugh

beat around the bush collapse: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

pull back collapse: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"; move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"

steer clear of collapse

demur collapse: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings; take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"; enter a demurrer

laugh it up collapse

laughter collapse: the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn; "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"

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