"hem and hah" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hems and hahs [present, singular, third-person], hemming and hahing [participle, present], hemmed and hahed [participle, past], hemmed and hahed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hem<> and hah<>}} hem and hah (third-person singular simple present hems and hahs, present participle hemming and hahing, simple past and past participle hemmed and hahed)
  1. Dated form of hem and haw. Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: hem and haw

Inflected forms

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