haw and gee in English

Forms: haws and gees [present, singular, third-person], hawing and geeing [participle, present], hawed and geed [participle, past], hawed and geed [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the commands given to horses to make them change direction, etc. Head templates: {{en-verb|haw<> and gee<>}} haw and gee (third-person singular simple present haws and gees, present participle hawing and geeing, simple past and past participle hawed and geed)

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  "etymology_text": "From the commands given to horses to make them change direction, etc.",
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      "form": "haws and gees",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawing and geeing",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawed and geed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawed and geed",
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        "To go from one thing to another without good reason; to have no settled purpose; to be irresolute or unstable."
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{
  "etymology_text": "From the commands given to horses to make them change direction, etc.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "haws and gees",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawing and geeing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawed and geed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawed and geed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "haw<> and gee<>"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
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        "To go from one thing to another without good reason; to have no settled purpose; to be irresolute or unstable."
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"haw and gee" meaning in English

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