"hum and haw" meaning in Englisch

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Phrase

Etymology: hum, haw
  1. herumdrucksen
    Sense id: de-hum_and_haw-en-phrase-XfSr1Nwm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hum and ha Translations (herumdrucksen): herumdrucksen (Deutsch)
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          "text": "Tell me what's the matter without humming and hawing.",
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      "sense": "herumdrucksen",
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        {
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        }
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