"hawing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hawings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} hawing (plural hawings)
  1. The act of saying "haw", in intermission or hesitation of speech.
    Sense id: en-hawing-en-noun-x2QSwcc3

Verb

Rhymes: -ɔːɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hawing
  1. present participle and gerund of haw Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: haw
    Sense id: en-hawing-en-verb-KjaY6cMw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

Inflected forms

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