| 单词 | haw |
| 例句 | If she chanced to bat her eyes or yawn or shift a little in the chair, they’d poke one another in the ribs and haw and guffaw. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She stepped out of the Wood into the shadow of the haw thorn tree, and looked up the hill at the house where she had grown up. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the midst of the ladies’ shrieky laughter and the men’s guffaws and haws, Dr. Slaughter hurried in. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The animal hawed and bucked, dumping Hot Pie on the ground. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was buried three days later beneath the haw- thorn tree behind the house, just as twilight was darkening the sky. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, he ain’t clean when he comes to school. He don’t grow much beard, but his hair’s so long and tangled and dirty it looks like a dern cootie stable, haw!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He was breathing hard and, with a good deal of coughing and hawing, he began to tell me about something he wanted me to have a look at in his office. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The coach had hemmed and hawed and looked uncomfortable. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Specially us, haw!” said Pink, raising on one elbow to chuck a rock at a hickernut tree. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z What Grandpa would of really enjoyed, haw, was the sight of Mr. Birdsong reining in the black horses pulling his ambulance-hearse just as our procession turned into the street! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He laughed — haw haw — a man pitting style against horror. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Dennis hemmed and hawed on it and finally he said, “Let’s live together as husband and wife. We don’t need the world to know we’re married. The world isn’t ready for us yet.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She hemmed and hawed awhile longer before finally coming out with it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “What did you think I was, a spring chicken? Haw, haw—that’s a good one, eh, Sister?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z What we’d done, haw, and like I say it was my idea, we had cut every stick exactly four inches too long for the Whisnants’ kitchen stove. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A dog barked as he rode through, and he heard a mule's raucous haw from the stable, but otherwise the village was still. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In some of the cakes she had put strips of little red haws and spots of dried green plums, making flowers and patterns. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z But after some hemming and hawing, he growled, “Of course. He’s my child.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The sheriff hummed and hawed ’round as though he had more to say. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z They’d just haw and guffaw and ask how it felt and did she kiss with her mouth open. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The stadium reverberated each time fans yelled "Yee haw" on cue. Swift, Lambert, Shelton close out CMA Music Fest 2011-06-13T11:54:15Z Yes, no, yes, no – he hems and haws at high speed. Joe Hill: Sympathy for the devil 2010-04-13T12:28:00Z They will hem and haw and then choose an option you didn’t even offer. This 4-year-old dawdles, and his parents are stuck 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z He hemmed and hawed for the rest of the summer but ultimately stood firm. The Bike That Saved My Life 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z It was remarkable that he’d offered such unequivocable support, instead of hemming and hawing while moderators attempted to drag a coherent position out of him. Perspective | Three women — three! — were on the debate stage, and it was game-changing 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z There’s no hemming and hawing about how they’re desensitized to violence or they cost too much to send to college. “Game of Thrones’” overstuffed finale 2012-06-04T15:26:00Z There’s thankfully little hemming and hawing about real feelings or propriety, and much more thoughtful grappling with thornier issues. All’s Well That Ends Well: Fall Romance Novels 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z I hemmed and hawed and then admitted that I saw my anxiety as fuel; without it, I might not be as driven. The upside of chronic anxiety: being good in emergencies 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z After some hemming and hawing that involved five publicists — welcome to Hollywood — the Stallone family declined my requests for interviews. Introducing the Stallone Sisters 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z After some hemming and hawing, the bartender admitted, “Honestly, I drink PBR and Jack Daniels. I can’t pronounce half these beers.” With 600 bottles of beer on the wall, how can a staff keep up? Taste, talk and learn. 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z The company hemmed and hawed and “finally said, ‘We’re not looking for black people.’ Perspective | Fashion is finally figuring out diversity — in ways that actually matter 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z In an earlier era, this would be blasphemy, but today the hemming and hawing is tacitly accepted. White Rappers, Clear of a Black Planet 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Cinderella’s hemming and hawing on the palace steps is worlds away from “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes,” from Disney’s cartoon version. Why “Into the Woods” Matters 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Most real estate TV quests are partially faked; many times, the couples have already bought the home they pretend to hem and haw over before choosing it in the end. Netflix's "Marriage or Mortgage" invites us to look back at a time when bad decisions were a luxury 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z I certainly see what you mean, although you don’t have to be an attorney to see the textual hemming and hawing here. Help! My Lost Luggage Wasn’t Delivered for 12 Days. I Want Restitution. 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z He’d rather hem and haw, leaving everybody in limbo, than deliver bad news. Lionel Richie can’t slow down, and we’re all the richer for it 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Before long, the two are smitten, the one-night stand a foregone conclusion, all hemming and hawing aside. ‘Where We Started,’ About a Sudden and Serious Fling 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z “To see almost the entire G.O.P., but also a decent number of Democrats, equivocate and hem and haw and filibuster, and ultimately bend yet again to pressure from the gun lobby.” Obama and Bob Iger Speak at a Sandy Hook Benefit in Manhattan 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z I hemmed and hawed about it, then decided finally that we’d forgo Patriots’ Day and instead attend a Sox game the following weekend. Boston bombing: We would have been standing right there 2013-04-30T00:00:00Z The hotel offers a happy hour, serving free wine along with sweets like Chinese haw flakes and a snack that tasted like a savory Rice Krispies Treat. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Andaz Shanghai 2012-12-25T22:05:37Z Hey, if we wanted to watch a guy hem and haw and not make a commitment, we could just spend time with the men in our real lives. "The Bachelor's" twisted revenge fantasy 2011-01-11T16:12:00Z The dramatization hems and haws, incorporating flashbacks, fantasy sequences and other features intended to add intrigue to the narrative and depth to the characterizations. ‘Trial by Fire’ Review: A Strong Case Against the Death Penalty 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z I hemmed and hawed, as the phrase goes, before saying no thanks. Still Life: Dwight Garner on Driving to West Virginia 2012-08-21T16:23:08Z I tried to get the professors to explain, but they hummed and hawed as they gestured with their hands. Ode to joy: how to find happiness in balloons and rainbows 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z The only time he was given to hemming, hawing or the occasional embarrassed smile was when we discussed the awards show he’d be attending that night. Adam Driver Has Put Everything He’s Got Onscreen 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z After some cajoling, he would agree to go back to the lap dance area, and then would hem and haw about actually handing over that $20, trying to get me to beg for it. Who says sex work isn't compatible with a happy home life? 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Instead there’s a lot of polished hemming and hawing; any number of impeccable leather trench coats, but few big ideas. Safe Mode in Milan 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z My dad hummed and hawed, and said, "Fancy Teddy Taylor talking to you!" Election memories 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z I spent hours hemming and hawing, and, even with the advice of the extraordinarily patient Fendi Made to Order expert, was unconvinced it would all be O.K. in the end. The Rise of Fashion DIY 2.0 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z I think I made a noise like “haw haw”, and presume this means I enjoyed it. The Walking Dead: season 8, episode 12 recap – The Key 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z The other guys react with the requisite hemming and hawing; someone probably scuffs his boot in the dirt. ‘Triple Frontier’ Review: Men on a Mission? Possible! 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z My parents, however, hemmed and hawed about going and told me they would get back to me, as did my sister. Perspective | Ask Amy: Halloween in the office shouldn’t offend others 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z For days, his representatives hemmed and hawed, eventually declining on his behalf. In Atlanta, Where Hip-Hop Meets Strip Clubs 2012-09-05T17:39:14Z “What are you so worried about?” said my son as I hemmed and hawed and generally second-guessed our decision to get off the river a few days early. 2010-01-07T18:26:00Z With a carefully considered sense of which trunks belong on which trunk, and little patience for guys who hem or haw, the man is a Bravo sleeper hit waiting to happen. Fine Points: The Latest Men?s Swimwear 2010-06-02T20:59:00Z The summer time audience might not have watched in droves, and those in Congress who have the power to put Trump in check may continue to hem and haw and delay. ABC's "30 Hours" Donald Trump special was a ratings bust — but in history's long view, it will count 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z In a way, it was good to wait until I was thoroughly over it and went through all the catharsis and the hemming and hawing.” Miss Juneteenth star Nicole Beharie: ‘Black people are not monolithic’ 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z While the client hemmed and hawed, Jeremy would tell him where all the nearby ATMs were. I managed a Washington, D.C., brothel: sex secrets from the nation’s capital 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z He drops the affected hemming and hawing when it’s time to announce what the DNA has revealed: that Mr. Barrett the racist has a soupçon of African blood. ‘God’ll Cut You Down,’ a True Crime Book by John Safran 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z After hemming and hawing, he admitted that he had been hoping for a martini at the King Cole Bar in Midtown Manhattan. Going Back to Eat in Midtown, Where the Main Dish Is New York, New York 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z And she did do some hemming and hawing. Barbra Streisand Is Ready to Tell All. Pull Up a Seat. 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z He descends into a bit of a hum and a haw, fiddles with his apple juice. Simon Bird spreads his wings 2011-02-20T00:05:18Z Chuck Grassley would “hem and haw about this or that problem he had with the bill without telling us what exactly it would take to get him to yes.” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Barack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z “They hemmed and hawed, and finally we negotiated it.” Porcelain Finds Its Outside Voice 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z I couldn’t remember the correct command, gee or haw. Journeys: Through the Alaska Wilderness Behind a Team of Sled Dogs 2012-03-02T23:24:30Z You mean that bearded and bespectacled Victorian word-factory with his hemming and hawing and endlessly long sentences? A Bookworm’s Travel Plan 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Fey hesitated, hemming and hawing over naming names: “We’ve since made up.” An “SNL” mystery solved: This former Weekend Update host once called Tina Fey a very ugly word — and lived to Tweet about it 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z He then asks if she still thinks about a future with him, and she hems and haws and settles on, “I’m happy?” The 'Bachelorette' Watch: And The Winner Is... 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Then she asks him if he’s happy, and he hems and haws until she eventually realizes that something is up. 'The Bachelor' Watch Finale: And Ben's Choice Is... 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z After years of hemming and hawing, the jeweler Solange Azagury-Partridge, based in London, introduced Alpha, her first men’s collection, in June. Jewelry for Men Is Back in Vogue 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z “I hemmed and hawed,” she said, “because I’m not worthy, you know?” How Mavis Staples’s New Record Got Made 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z “Comedy reminds me how silly my hemming and hawing can be in the grand scheme of things,” she says. Aparna Nancherla makes comedy out of self-doubt. In her memoir, it's a way of life 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z “We hoped we had done the job by convincing the women they had to be there. Some of them hemmed and hawed, but eventually they joined.” Billie Jean King recalls the meeting that launched the WTA women’s tennis tour 50 years ago 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z For all its hemming and hawing, Merck knows that selling drugs to Medicare, the largest healthcare customer in the nation, is too good a deal to refuse. Column: Merck says it's being 'coerced' into negotiating its drug prices with Medicare. That's nonsense 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Hemming and hawing with, “Well, maybe I wouldn’t have chosen that color,” makes her think her outburst was okay. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Grandma wigs out over grandkid’s dyed hair 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Murdaugh hemmed and hawed when Waters pushed him to answer whether his family — with their cars and guns and Lowcountry hunting estate — was living a wealthy lifestyle. Alex Murdaugh admits to lying, testifies he didn’t kill his wife and son 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z So, after months of hemming and hawing, the Biden administration says yes, and the gates to more weapons open. What ‘No’ on F-16 Fighter Jets Might Mean for Ukraine 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Gooden hemmed and hawed and said he didn’t quite know, until Miller suggested he try sportscasting. The NBA’s only all-Black broadcast crew was 16 years in the making 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Do you have a plan for what you will do if he hems, haws, doesn’t give you an answer and doesn’t make a telling gesture? Advice | Ask Amy: Wife threatens to tell our kids about my secret crime from years ago 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Strawbridge hemmed and hawed, but acknowledged that, yes, that was his position. Opinion | Ketanji Brown Jackson asks the right question about affirmative action 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Shaw, who was from Pennsylvania, was one of the world's first female photographers and cinematographers. The scary Halloween costumes islanders wore 90 years ago 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Monroe hemmed and hawed, citing Jefferson and claiming he couldn’t travel from the seat of government to testify. The presidents and ex-presidents subpoenaed before Trump 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z For decades, Congress has hemmed and hawed over the dreamers’ fate. Opinion | With DACA’s demise imminent, Congress must finally step up and save ‘dreamers’ 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z After much hemming and hawing, McCarthy is reportedly planning to come out with an agenda next week. Opinion | Take it from the ad buys: The GOP ‘nihilistic negation’ agenda is nigh 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Crime is crime, and hemming and hawing about bringing charges does our country no good. Opinion | Policy is not law 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z This is as settled as science can be, yet Congress continues to hem and haw and fail to take meaningful action. No time for Biden to dither on climate emergency 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z The hemming, hawing, staring and blinking continued, until Harris repeated the question. Review: At the Hammer Museum, Andrea Bowers' art becomes an act of nonviolent civil disobedience 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z It is way past time for political journalists to recognize basic truths, to stop hemming and hawing and trying to split the difference. What Cassidy Hutchinson told us — and why we should have known it already 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Members of Congress hemming and hawing over whether it’s worth helping local newspapers survive should take note. Forecast sees further challenges for newspapers 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Sen. David Perdue was hemming and hawing about running for governor of Georgia. Perdue had Trump. In Georgia, Kemp had everything else 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z “They’ve been hemming and hawing and delaying on this for the last several years. Companies hate controversy, and they’ve been putting off a reckoning for long as possible,” she said. After state abortion fights, corporate America braces for end of Roe 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Its decision to send Ukraine some 50 decommissioned Gepard self-propelled antiaircraft guns came only after Mr. Scholz had hemmed and hawed about the issue for weeks. Opinion | Germany must keep its promise of a new foreign and defense policy 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z “This is why we’re seeing all the hemming and hawing back and forth with the question of providing aircraft. There’s just uncertainty as to how the Russians would take that.” As Russia digs in, what’s the risk of nuclear war? ‘It’s not zero’ 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z If the war expands and persists, the costs for China of hemming and hawing over a deadly crisis may grow. ‘Abrupt Changes’: China Caught in a Bind Over Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z As the hemming and hawing on the matter continues from Brady, his fans have taken to Twitter to speculate that his wife is the one pulling his strings when it comes to retirement. Tom Brady retirement being blamed on wife Gisele Bundchen by his fans 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z Australia — a proud “sporting nation” where the year’s first tennis Grand Slam begins on Monday — hemmed and hawed about Mr. Djokovic for more than a week. When Tennis Became a Stage for Right and Wrong During a Pandemic 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z After hemming and hawing, she finally said, “This court, no, has never overruled in that situation just based on a conclusion that the decision was wrong.” Opinion | On abortion, the Supreme Court is set to overturn decades of wrongs 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z When prospective host Italy seemed to be humming and hawing over it, the cabinet minister at the time, Claire Perry, spotted an opportunity to grab it for the UK. COP26: Has Boris Johnson got what it takes to get a deal? 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z “There seems to be a lot of hemming and hawing.” FEMA Says It’s Still Working to Fix Racial Disparities in Disaster Aid 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Herbold says she wants a bold and straightforward leader as mayor, rather than someone who hems and haws. City Council careers show how mayoral candidates M. Lorena González and Bruce Harrell have served Seattle 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Rodgers struggled mightily against the New Orleans Saints in Week 1 after an offseason filled with drama and hemming and hawing about possibly retiring from the NFL. Super Bowl champ's bold suggestion for Packers if Aaron Rodgers continues to struggle this season 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z But haw exactly are the fraudsters able to do this, and why is it so difficult for telecoms firms and authorities to tackle the problem? Why phone scams are so difficult to tackle 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z After months of hemming and hawing from regulators, chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler has now clearly asked for more authority to regulate cryptocurrency. The Tether controversy, explained 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Some rival studios hemmed and hawed over their release schedule, but Universal shocked Hollywood in early March 2020 by delaying “F9” for an entire year. ‘F9’ could be the blockbuster Hollywood needs to kick-start moviegoing. 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z It appears as though the Jaguars are still humming and hawing over Tebow. Tim Tebow signing with Jaguars would 'eviscerate Urban Meyer's credibility,' ex-Jets GM says 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z There’s some hemming and hawing about what might happen if a supplier goes bankrupt or whatever. Oatly investors should beware climate change 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z While Westerners trying to describe smells tend to hem and haw and squint into space, searching for descriptors, speakers of these languages are declarative and decisive. What Can Covid-19 Teach Us About the Mysteries of Smell? 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z For an example, look at the Georgia Republican party recently which hemmed and hawed about absentee voter processes they themselves put in place in 2005. Editorial Roundup: Georgia 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z “I don’t want to be part of any room full of adults hemming and hawing over plastic trophies.” 'I have a sense of urgency': Sufjan Stevens wakes from the American dream 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Asked before Tuesday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks whether he wants to return to the Angels next season, Simmons hemmed and hawed before giving a vague answer that sparked more questions. Andrelton Simmons remains quiet on whether he wants to return to the Angels 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z After: After three months of hemming and hawing behind the closed doors of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the president came down decisively on the side near the exits. Has Trump delivered on his promises? 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z At first he hemmed and hawed, then muttered, "Oh … just these message boards." What is QAnon? A not-so-brief introduction to the conspiracy theory that's eating America 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z The question is whether citizens are told, without hemming and hawing by their elected leaders, that masks save lives, and that the refusal to wear them in public is unacceptable, antisocial and dangerous. Opinion | Georgia’s governor is a prime example of the fecklessness that is killing Americans 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z At first, all the great oracles augured Trump’s long-delayed reckoning and his certain demise, given his hemming, his hawing, his lying and his economy, which was suddenly in tatters. Opinion | Should Biden Freak Out About the Trump Bump? 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Gupta wasn't talking about Trump's transparently false hemming and hawing to the effect that he had invoked federal authority to mobilize industry to provide coronavirus resources. Trump's most dangerous flim-flam: False hope and quack advice 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Because as much as we would like to hem and haw around it, women are the primary customer base for these seltzers. DIY White Claw: Look how easy it is to make your own hard seltzer (and save some serious cash!) 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z If you ask around for the best brunch in Madison, you’ll get a lot of hemming and hawing, and out of that hemming and hawing, at least one answer will probably be Sardine. You’re going where? Madison, Wis. 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z The social platform announced on Thursday — after months of hemming and hawing — that it would not change its basic rules for political advertising ahead of the 2020 election. Buckle Up for Another Facebook Election 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Dallas officially let go of Garrett on Sunday after much humming and hawing over what the team was going to do. Dallas Cowboys hire Mike McCarthy as head coach: reports 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z She was relieved, she said, that after months of hemming and hawing, impeachment proceedings were finally underway. AP-NORC poll: Many support inquiry but it’s not top priority 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z When it was pointed out to him that dealing for a player who had served a seventy-five-game suspension for abuse was in violation of a zero-tolerance policy, Luhnow hemmed and hawed. The Stories That the Houston Astros Have Told 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z He pronounced the “haw” portion exactly like the hao in Mandarin ni hao, and very kindly put an extra-large container of the stuff in my takeout order. This Knockout Spicy Sauce From Yemen Will Improve Almost Any Dish 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The De Niro performance, especially with its digital tweaks, will probably strike some Scorsese habitués as boilerplate, given how it relies on his familiar downturned mouth, crinkled eyes, and hemming and hawing. In The Irishman, Scorsese finally takes the glamour out of gangsters 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z After much hemming and hawing his explanation was "I have no obligation to be honest with the media because they are just as dishonest as everybody else." Corey Lewandowski's stonewall campaign finally crumbles: Are impeachment counts coming? 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z He said during an interview with detectives, Bowles freely admitted to killing his male victims, almost in a boastful manner, but when asked if there were female victims, he hemmed and hawed. Serial killer who preyed on gay men executed in Florida 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z “This play is important for Seattle because of the passive-aggressive nature of the city, and the way that people here hem and haw instead of stepping into issues,” said director Jay O’Leary. ‘Citizen’ challenges actors, Seattle audiences with its raw examination of everyday racism 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z I think we became the party of hemming and hawing and trying to be all things to everybody. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the 2020 Presidential Race and Trump’s Crisis at the Border 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Asked on NPR if she had been right to push it down and shrug it off all these years, she hemmed and hawed a bit as you could hear her working through her process. MeToo isn't over yet. Ask Jeffrey Epstein | Linda Hirshman 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z “Too many people have to hem and haw around it because of their political affiliations and how they get elected,” said Phil Stang, the mayor of Kimmswick, Mo., who lives near the Mississippi. In Flood-Hit Midwest, Mayors See Climate Change as a Subject Best Avoided 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z “When I say ‘yee,’” she told the crowd, “you say ‘haw.’” Kacey Musgraves cements her crossover appeal at Coachella 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z “It was me and senior colleagues who hemmed and hawed, ‘Should we do one or not?’” For Young People, a March for a Second Brexit Vote Is Just the Start 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z “The downside is he always seems to be hemming and hawing,” he added. Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign decision: Quietly agonizing as months go by 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The hemming and hawing from some of the measure’s GOP opponents commenced thereafter. Opinion | Florida restored voting rights to former felons. Now the GOP wants to thwart reform. 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z Oh man so many memories growing up with him on hee haw. Country star Roy Clark remembered as 'a hero' who spread 'laughter, kindness, and positivity' 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z How else do we explain the hemming and hawing from the Democratic legislative leadership about when they will get around to passing a bill to gradually boost the minimum wage to $15 an hour? Will New Jersey deliver on its promise of a $15 minimum wage before Christmas? 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Despite hemming and hawing over Trump's offensive posts, Facebook later hired a former aide to Trump ally Jeff Sessions after the election. Facebook hired GOP consultancy that used anti-Semitic dogwhistles to smear protesters: report 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Last week hemmed and hawed a bit, winking at his crowds and saying he was "being nice," it wasn't long before he was right back at it. Darkness falls in America: After a week of horror, Trump refuses to admit any responsibility 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Trump has since been hemming and hawing as to whether or not there will be consequences. Jamal Khashoggi died for an important cause: We must not forget it 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z And after some hemming and hawing, Senate Republicans acknowledged that Ford’s claims deserve a hearing, and one is scheduled for next week. Opinion | The Kavanaugh allegations are making us wait. Thank God. 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Franchises that have spent months hemming and hawing about the most important spot on their team, finally got to see their guy in real, live action. Sam Darnold impresses with Jets, but Patrick Mahomes could transform NFL 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Anyone with information about the injured haw is asked to contact the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection at 860-424-333. Officials: Red-tailed hawk injured by metal pellet 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z This week, after much hemming and hawing about whether to get involved, some giant tech firms banned content from Infowars. The Internet Trolls Have Won. Sorry, There’s Not Much You Can Do. 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z He hemmed and hawed about the implications, but at least he acknowledged reality. Carter Page and the FISA conspiracy theory: Trump’s back to claiming it’s all a “hoax” 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z They hemmed and hawed about meeting, pushing it off for months and then showing up unprepared. Her Husband Was a Princeton Graduate Student. Then He Was Taken Prisoner in Iran. 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z As regular readers may recall, the administration officials hemmed and hawed, but none pointed to any specific presidential directives. Team Trump picks an odd time to scrap top cyber-security position 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z The Google Assistant was hemming and hawing in an extremely natural manner, successfully masquerading as a person. At I/O, Google showed its willingness to change and shape our lives 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z There's lots of reasons to oppose the death penalty, but hemming and hawing about nitrogen's silent lethality shouldn't be one of them. States Turn to an Unproven Method of Execution: Nitrogen Gas 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z This time, it was in Seattle, and there was none of the hemming and hawing about Kaepernick’s numbers not being good enough or his playstyle not being the right fit for the offense. At least the NFL isn't pretending it's not blackballing Colin Kaepernick 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z They hemmed and hawed, but none pointed to any specific presidential directives. As Trump neglects Russian threat, White House again targets Obama 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Needing an eagle to get into a playoff, Holmes hemmed and hawed and eventually. . . after more than four minutes. . . laid up? Tiger Woods returns, Tony Romo rumors, and the best Johnny Miller quote of all time - Golf Digest 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z “I guess that’s how people would characterise it,” she says, in her office in midtown Manhattan, after some hemming and hawing. 'I’ve gone full witch': the fire and fury of TV satirist Samantha Bee 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z “After a minute or so of hemming and hawing, I said, ‘Bring him over,’” she said. Man says sobriety, serving others, illuminates a road ahead 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z “After a minute or so of hemming and hawing, I said, ‘Bring him over,'” she said. Man says sobriety, serving others, illuminates a road ahead 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Byers would command ‘gee’ for right turns and ‘haw’ for lefts. Part of the pack: Dog sledding in the Sierra Nevada 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z When she hemmed and hawed, he said, “Let me rephrase. Can you understand what is going on just as well as you could before you were stung by a bee?” How the judge on Oracle v. Google taught himself to code 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Her work instead evokes the compassionate, closely observed plays of Anton Chekhov, albeit with more hemming and hawing. Annie Baker is a master of loaded silences 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Fiorina hemmed and hawed, deflected and redirected, doing anything not to say what everyone knew — that Trump with the nuclear codes was a horrible idea. Opinion | Trump’s War Games 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Smith hemmed and hawed and talked about the ability to lock one’s credit file. ‘Dear Equifax: You’re Fired.’ If Only It Were That Easy. 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z I’ve been the only woman engineer in a room of producers hemming and hawing about VSTs and DAWs and mastering chains. Sometimes the internet is good — at least, to this 8-year-old girl who loves bugs 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Some sources say he spend the 20 minutes of his reign humming and hawing over whether to sign the papers or not, and listening to his wife who wanted him to stay on as king. Scaramucci fired after 10 days: 10 other tiny tenures - BBC News 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Rather than moving speedily to resolve the crisis, he hemmed and hawed publicly over whether an emergency needle-exchange program would conflict with his decades of strident anti-drug policy. President Mike Pence? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z The senator hemmed and hawed, sometimes hiding out, before finally rising to speak. Analysis | What President Trump could learn from last holdout on Clinton’s 1993 agenda 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Winners take bold actions, dominate others and impose their will on the world; losers hem and haw, dither and consult, exercise restraint. Tired of ‘Winning’? You Should Be 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Most checked at least one of these boxes, and then proceeded to hem, haw and cop a plea to the crowd like the guilty before Judge Judy. Seattle mayoral candidate is putting democracy through a stress test 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Democrats in California’s state Senate spent Thursday hemming and hawing over Senate Bill 562, the Healthy California Act. California’s ‘Free’ Health Care Won’t Come Cheap 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z In the news conference Saturday after the Group of 7 meeting in Sicily, he spoke fluently and off-the-cuff on topics like Libya and African development, without Mr. Hollande’s customary hems, haws and little smiles. Macron Quickly Assumes a Presidential Attitude 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Stone hemmed and hawed and hedged, bobbed and weaved and deflected. WATCH: Roger Stone bobs, weaves and deflects when confronted about Donald Trump’s history of alleged sexual assault 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z "Winners take bold actions, dominate others and impose their will on the world; losers hem and haw, dither and consult, exercise restraint." Tired of ‘Winning’? You Should Be 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Still, their constant, fantastical hawing clears the way for legislation aimed at making it harder for people to vote. Editorials from around New England 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z “If the left wants to hem and haw over the lack of diversity, fine. If he gets results, then it won’t matter.” Trump’s administration isn’t very diverse. Photo ops make it glaringly obvious. 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z I hemmed and hawed, but just couldn’t dance around the fact that I took the first step of introducing infidelity into our marriage. I got caught on AshleyMadison.com 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z He hemmed and hawed and repeated the first two but couldn’t come up with the third. Energy Secretary Rick Perry: The weirdness continues 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Try to conceive of authorities still hemming and hawing about it almost three weeks later. Because a white man was scared 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z A lot of hemming and hawing, and then ultimately few participants wanted to talk about money at all. Why we'd rather talk about sex than money – and how I plan to change it 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z The animal breathes in on the hee and out on the haw. Of Jacks and Jennets: Facts About Donkeys 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z But when I requested payment, the Trump corporation hemmed and hawed. I sold Trump $100,000 worth of pianos. Then he stiffed me. 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z It hems and haws on gay marriage, halal food and the burkini. The ungovernables 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z You weren't hemming and hawing over which club to hit. How To Keep A Streak Alive - Golf Digest 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z After much hemming, hawing, and backtracking, HP eventually decided that its own branding was more valuable to put on webOS devices, and so it discarded Palm's glorious name. Lenovo and Motorola are repeating the mistakes of HP and Palm 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z He acknowledged abusing another victim, but hemmed and hawed about Reinboldt. Judge sentences former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert to 15 months in federal prison 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z In fairness to the governor, this was part of a lengthy conversation, and he hemmed and hawed as part of the interview. Kasich makes a mistake by accidentally telling the truth 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z The answers aren't great — they amount to hemming and hawing — but at least the questions are asked. 'Containment' a mildly diverting urban-plague tale 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z There was a lot of hemming and hawing and back-and-forth—the video and transcript are here—before Matthews asked the question again and got an answer: An Echo, Not a ‘Choice’ 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Levine hemmed and hawed and said the two singers were “stark opposites” from each other, with each possessing qualities the other lacked. 'The Voice' recap: Miley Cyrus pitches in as knockouts kick off 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Last year, after months of hemming and hawing, she announced her opposition to the trade agreement. Hillary Clinton Hits Populist Notes in Pitch to Michigan 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Trump finally disavowed Duke late Sunday, but only after a day of hemming and hawing. The GOP race has become an embarrassing reality-television show 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z There was much hemming and hawing about the logistics, not to mention the fee. Osiris Shrine brotherhood leader promises exciting year 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z After much hemming and hawing, Santorum acknowledged that “there isn’t a whole lot” but protested that the question was unfair, since no one has accomplished much of anything in the Senate in recent years. Republicans feel the burn — from each other 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z In retrospect, Goodman’s illogical hemming and hawing from 1983 sounds a lot like the aversion to diverse talent we see in the film industry in 2016. Oscars 2016: The nominations are as white as MTV was in 1983 -- and it might cost the academy 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The Fed finally raised interest rates—after six record-shattering years of hemming and hawing—and can now go back to doing what it does best: nothing. Joe Queenan Looks Back at 2015 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z For months, the slate of GOP campaigns have hemmed and hawed about how to confront Trump with mixed results. Three Fights To Watch In the GOP Debate 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z After hemming and hawing for a bit, they decide to walk to the Spring Hill station — the westernmost of the four new stations and one of two located in the middle of busy Route 7. U-Va. professor takes steps to measure Tysons’ path to a pedestrian paradise 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z And because it was controversial she hemmed and she hawed.” Eliot Spitzer Sharply Criticizes Hillary Clinton on 2007 Immigration Stance 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Yet amid all the hemming and hawing over the league’s near comical parity, in the end something resembling quality yet again shone through the dross of week-to-week results. MLS previews: 'Decision Day' for Seattle, Sporting and San Jose 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Mrs Merkel hemmed and hawed but held the euro together, making unpopular decisions when needed. Refugee realpolitik 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The world’s bishops fell in line but with noticeable hemming and hawing. Why the Catholic Church should talk about contraception 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z The European Union this week agreed to extend its sanctions on Russia for another six months only after hemming and hawing over the possibility of a shorter term. Putin Is Winning the Ukraine Cease-Fire 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Facing each other but not Trump, nearly every candidate hemmed, hawed and occasionally stumbled at the Q&A event. Is game theory the key to success in the Republican presidential debate? 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z CNN came up with 45 examples in which Secretary Clinton “pushed” the pact about which Inevitable Nominee Clinton now hems and haws. Silent Hill 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Eidsmoe hummed and hawed and presented slippery slopes for the future. Meet the Alabama judges who refuse to issue marriage licenses – gay or straight 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z "To listen to most of the GOP field hem and haw when asked about the Confederate battle flag is truly baffling to me," he writes. South Carolina Confederate Flag Sparks Controversy, Pundits React 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Talk Soup: Over the weekend, several members of Republican presidential field hemmed, hawed and shrugged on what role guns and/or the Confederate flag played in Roof's motivation to slaughter nine African-American churchgoers last Thursday. Briefing: Obama Drops 'N-Bomb' in Race Talk 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Aside from Bush, however, the rest of the massive Republican field has hemmed and hawed in recent days, struggling to give a straight answer to simple questions. Bill to take down Confederate flag in S.C. on the way 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Let me pretend to hem and haw here like I haven’t already made up my mind. NBA finals 2015: Cleveland Cavaliers 91-104 Golden State Warriors – as it happened 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z After months and months of hemming, hawing, and dithering, Martin O’Malley is finally an official candidate for the presidency. Martin O’Malley misses his chance: How Hillary Clinton closed off his biggest 2016 opening 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Among the company’s handful of paying hospital customers are El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., and Mercy Health Hospitals, which haw several locations in the US. This website is like a Yelp for hospitals 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Pressed to reveal whom he sees as favorite this week, the reigning Open and PGA champion hemmed and hawed only a little before nominating two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson. Overshadowed by Tiger's reappearance, Rory McIlroy is ready to win: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z While it seems unlikely the industry will ever see those sorts of numbers again, console sales in total are doing much better than last generation, despite much hemming and hawing in the summer of 2013. Report Predicts PS4 Is Going To Keep Dominating Xbox One 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Let me pretend to hem and haw here like I haven’t already made up my mind. NBA finals 2015: Cleveland Cavaliers 91-104 Golden State Warriors – as it happened 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Why did he decide to hem and haw? It is clear that he was worried what the backlash to that answer might be, no matter how much it was supported by the facts. ‘Megadroughts’ and why we ask politicians about evolution 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z The anchor hems and haws until the next commercial break. NetAppVoice: How Durable Is Your Data? For Safety, Consider Object Storage 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z In fact, a group of experts asked about likely success with the product in the real world did quite a bit of hemming and hawing. Diseases, Devices and Delusions 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z He hemmed and hawed and said that “maybe not in the next five years” will we see rates creep up even just one point. The state of the economy and Ms. Warren’s war on Wall Street 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z After hemming and hawing for five years, the state of New York decided to ban the practice of hydraulic fracturing of shale to extract petroleum. Cuomo Bans Fracking: Politics Over Science 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Others say the hemming and hawing over presidential announcements in American politics is nearing an absurd fever pitch. Jeb Bush Takes Next Steps Toward a 2016 Presidential Run, Pundits React 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z He offers clear and unequivocal support for the CIA and its actions, absent the hemming and hawing and hand-wringing so many other apologists offer prior to supporting America’s systematic violation of human rights. Dick Cheney Shows Why We're All Complicit in the CIA's Torture Program 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z More often, what you will hear at Knowledge Point is the sound of strain: groans, hems and haws, cursing. The Knowledge, London's Legendary Taxi-Driver Test, Puts Up a Fight in the Age of GPS 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z The old Microsoft hemmed and hawed about creating Office apps for mobile platforms from Google and Apple, pushing its Windows platform instead. Microsoft to Give Away Mobile Version of Office Software 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Sheffield United would do well to take cues from the NFL which, after much hemming and hawing, finally suspended Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice for domestic abuse. Pity poor Oscar Pistorius and Ched Evans – their CVs ruined, for ever 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z In reanimating Nixon, Shearer says he studied the tapes “not just for the words, but for the rhythm and the pauses - every hem and every haw. We were absolutely faithful to the audio.” Nixon comes alive in a new show from Harry Shearer 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z In reanimating Nixon, Shearer says he studied the tapes "not just for the words, but for the rhythm and the pauses — every hem and every haw. We were absolutely faithful to the audio." Nixon comes alive in a new show from Harry Shearer 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z If it were not so tragic, it might be comical to hear his minions squirm, vacillate, hem and haw about what Americans should do. CHARLES HURT: Fight the spread of Ebola by wiping out malaria with DDT 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Grimes hemmed and hawed a bit, obviously scared to say Yes. How the media has helped normalize GOP crazy “That doubt in the back of their minds makes them hem and haw.” Politicians say the darndest things about climate change 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z In fact, I used it just now while writing this piece, and I am happy to say I saved myself a good hour and a half of hemming and hawing. How to Be a Better Time Manager 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z No one ever hems and haws when talking about Adams. UCLA's Ishmael Adams has a chip that gives him an edge 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z We all hemmed and hawed about the impact and we saw a deluge of negative reviews in the lead up to its debut. 'Expendables 3' Gets Final "Don't Download Me" Trailer 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z But he hemmed and hawed a bit when asked if it would be difficult to top. Angels' Mike Trout remembers 'The Catch' against Orioles 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Accusing the president of “months of hemming and hawing,” The New York Times editorial board said Obama hasn’t been swift enough in ending the war. Does Obama's U.S. Troop Withdrawal Plan in Afghanistan Make Sense? 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z He hemmed and hawed a little and told me he worked for Dell. That One Time I Threw A CryptoParty With Edward Snowden 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z "I decided, after hemming and hawing and talking to my son, that yes, he would let me put poo up his bum to see if that would work," she recalls. The brave new world of DIY faecal transplant 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Brown and owner Rick Porter hemmed and hawed about the Preakness before deciding not to run. A fortnight’s rest is often not enough these days, which hurts the Preakness field 2014-05-12T15:09:19Z Ask fans of Justified about the show’s current fifth season and they’re likely to hem and haw before ultimately confessing that it isn’t the show’s finest. What Justified Needs to Fix in Time for Its Final Season 2014-04-08T16:21:49Z Asking friends for information often requires tracking them down, hoping they know the desired fact, and waiting through hemming, hawing and a throat clearing or two as they search their own memories for an answer. The Internet Has Become the External Hard Drive for Our Memories 2013-12-09T15:00:00Z The poll haw a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points, making the movement against the ACA since last month statistically significant. Obamacare's Support From Democrats Slips in New Poll 2013-11-22T05:01:41Z While children are gassed in Syria, Obama’s America hems and haws and debates endlessly. Who Shrunk America? 2013-09-05T08:45:00Z “They wait, they hem, they haw, it doesn’t matter if there is money to be made available.” Chief of Boston Marathon Bombing Fund Stands Firm on Deadline 2013-06-06T00:33:22Z “Stay haw, stay haw,” Mr. Leslie said in a low, calm voice, reminding the dun-colored horses to bear right as they neared the end of the field. Horses as Farm Equipment 2013-05-15T20:00:13Z But he never got a satisfying answer, just hemming and hawing. Employers Pull Applicants’ Credit Reports 2013-05-11T18:51:15Z Also similar as to haw Arsenal are a south London club but play in North London!Sorry! Wales hit by Ramsey's withdrawal 2013-02-06T17:34:34Z It’ll cost more and still, like its predecessor, offer a hem for every haw, a hedge for every faintly bold possibility, a trap-door escape from any prediction that might not stick. National Intelligence Council: U.S. is a “global security provider” 2013-01-03T15:32:00Z They hemmed and hawed and then they said OK. Lessons From a Bad Exit 2012-11-29T13:24:16Z For example, if you're in sales, maybe you're good at asking questions and presenting solutions, but tend to hem and haw when it's time to close the deal. 4 Magic Questions That Create Success 2012-11-14T13:00:00Z She him hawed for a bit then calmly said “It’s nothing to worry about, everything will be OK.” and went back to what she was doing. PA Voting Machine Taken Offline After This Video Showed Obama Vote Going To Romney 2012-11-06T19:26:39Z They may be the wrong decisions," he laughed, "but there's no hemming and hawing, we just go and make the best of things. Column: O'Brien engineering Penn State turnaround 2012-10-10T08:33:08Z “Other than saying ‘Have a good time’ and ‘Enjoy the free food,’ he was hemming and hawing the whole time, like he didn’t know what to say,” McClelland recalls. Why Did It Take 20 Years to Catch Peregrine's CEO? 2012-07-26T23:25:28Z When fans asked about the bad guy, Mr. Snyder hemmed, hawed and decided to treat that bit of news like a state secret: everyone in the movie will be “relatable,” he offered. Hollywood Acts Warily at Comic-Con, Fearing Bad Publicity 2012-07-16T00:15:20Z Sometimes it's a relic of the past, for example the capital of The Netherlands, The Hague, means 'hedge' or 'haw', hence The Hague with the article has been preserved. Why do some country names have 'the'? 2012-06-07T10:06:18Z Hecke; the root appears in other English words, e.g. “haw,” as in “hawthorn.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z White House January 10, 1865 How well some officers understand one another, with a hem and a haw, with a nod or lifted hand. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z On this occasion he gave us pods of fresh peas and the red hips and haws of the wild rose as a kind of hors d'œuvre, followed by a junket served with pea flour. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z "Hm, haw," murmured I, contemplating it in utter desperation; "children are so much alike that really—but"—as a brilliant idea suddenly flashed on me: "surely it must be a Forde!" The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z American linden Bean-caper family Bigonia family Black haw Black jack or Barren oak Black locust Black walnut Black willow Blue lupine. Texas Honey Plants 2012-04-04T02:00:58.927Z Among them, indistinctly, were berries of various kinds, hips and haws, and poison clusters of a deeper red, vanishing for a moment as the draught blew the candle flame aside, and then reappearing. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z And get busy they did, with the result that after a great deal of humming and hawing and backing and filling, the longed for consents were more or less reluctantly given. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z Red currants and the scarlet haws of the rose were still on the bushes. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z You don't pretend t' hear me, haw! haw! The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z There's no need for any more humming and hawing about it. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Children have ever nibbled Rose hips:— "I fed on scarlet hips and stony haws— Hard fare, but such as boyish appetite Disdains not." Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The soldier hemm'd and hawed at first; but at last his wrongs burst forth. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Lord Camden looked at Lord Clare and hummed, and hawed, and shuffled. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z When pressed to choose between paying more and taking less, many people interviewed here hemmed and hawed and said they could not decide. Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It 2012-02-12T03:42:08Z I heard the "haw haw" and the shuffling dance of negroes on the pavement. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z But they bobbed and scraped and hemmed and hawed and chattered and giggled so long that the Fiddler had to come to the rescue. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z The blackbird swings at the foamy crest of the haw, disturbed by a thousand delights, and notes too few to tell them. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z The tree exhibits marks of great age, and is preserved with care; it still bears "may," as the flower of the whitethorn is called, and haws in their season. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 99, September 20, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-16T03:00:07.530Z Haw, haw, n. a hedge or enclosure: a field: the berry of the hawthorn.—ns. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z If the Mariners signed Fielder, all of this offseason hemming and hawing wouldn't matter anymore. Without Fielder, 2012 Mariners are just Felix and garlic fries 2012-01-01T00:49:03Z In order to make it clear to the reader, I will say that the room was on the "haw" side of the boat. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z The red haw wears a little fine golden lace. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z If the victim survives this, so much the worse for him, for he will then be subjected to a long drawl and to "hems" and "haws" that would shatter the composure of a Philadelphia lawyer. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z Haw, haw, n. the nictitating membrane or third eyelid, as of a horse; also a disease of this membrane. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Congress, after a lot of hemming and hawing, will extend the payroll tax cut temporarily. The Tragic Death of the Temporary Tax Cut 2011-12-01T16:17:53Z I thought I was getting the "gee" side as the vessel lay at the dock, but I forgot that it had to turn around in order to start for Europe, and I found myself "haw." In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Sumacs are thronging, with their proudly blazoned crests; the haw is hung with Chinese scarlet lanterns; sweetbrier, stem and leaf, is scented of menthol and spices of the Orient. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z So when the doctor changed the subject by asking them to dine with him he accepted, for himself, at once; and when Margaret hummed and hawed, and began to make excuses, for her also. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z Hee—haw!” the riders declared it was screamingly opportune of the mule. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z It was accepted on conditions, after sundry hums and haws. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z "Haw, haw!" gibed Ike and the other man. The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields 2011-11-11T03:00:26.697Z “Haw, haw!” jeered the grinner, across the table. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z The boy hems and haws and, giving up, sighs in exasperation: “Ai.” Magazine Preview: The Dangerous Politics of Internet Humor in China 2011-10-27T01:21:32Z My name's Ace, too—Ace-In-The-Hole—pair of aces, haw, haw, haw! Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z "Where thou shalt eat of the hips and haws, And the roots that are so sweet,10 And thou shalt drink of the cold water That runs underneath your feet." English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z Resemblance of leaves to other species, in willow oak and parsley haw. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z I meant Hypatia, and the—haw—yaw—Trotters. The Travelling Companions a Story in Scenes 2011-10-12T02:00:49.553Z The hedge itself is really of blackthorn, but its white or pink-ticked blossoms have faded and given place to haws. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z You won’t find me hemming and hawing when I am asked to define marriage as between one man and one woman.” Split on the right: Differences among cultural conservatives could help Romney in GOP race 2011-10-08T00:44:08Z There are about a dozen haws that reach tree size in Illinois, attaining a height of 20 to 30 feet and a stem diameter of 8 to 12 inches. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The black haw has the characteristic flowers and fruit of its genus, but is smaller throughout than the other two, and its branches are stout. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z I will cast two eyes of pity on thee; I love thee more than haws or blackberries. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z We picked wild grapes and gooseberries, and made pop-guns to shoot green haws. Bill's School and Mine A Collection of Essays on Education 2011-10-05T02:00:19.377Z That night at supper, with much hemming and hawing, he broached his project to my aunt. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z This haw is one of the best for planting for ornamental purposes; with its spreading branches, it forms a broad, rounded crown. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The scarlet haw found from Vermont to Georgia, and west to Missouri, prefers limestone soil of mountain slopes, and is more picturesque than beautiful. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Abubus hemmed and hawed and didn't know for sure—he never was sure about anything. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z By her own account, Granholm hemmed and hawed, mentioning the rise of the Tea Party and the inability of the current Congress "to get its act together." Jennifer Granholm's plan to fix America 2011-09-20T00:30:00Z At an Iowa event in June, Rick Santorum was asked specifically to pledge he would support the project, and after hemming and hawing, he said he would. GOP contenders embrace the Keystone pipeline 2011-09-09T00:37:00Z It is the largest of our haws, occasionally reaching a height of 30 feet, with ascending branches usually forming a low conical crown. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The only fault the landscape gardener can find with this red haw, is that its abundant fruit, ripe in late summer, falls in September. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Even rooks came on to the lawn to beg; they said there wasn’t a hip nor a haw to be found in all the countryside. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z No doubt he would as little have chosen seriously to go back to hips and haws as Morris would seriously have wished to live in the Middle Ages. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z There’s been a lot of hemming and hawing about how biking or walking might not be so eco-friendly because your body burns more calories during those activities than while driving. Are bikes environmentally friendlier than cars? Green Lantern runs the numbers. 2011-08-29T18:58:40Z The fruit, or the haw, is large, nearly ¾ inch across, bright crimson or scarlet in color. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The scarlet haw, native of the Northeastern states, is one of the oldest native thorns in cultivation. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z He hemmed and hawed and said, finally, that it gave him much pleasure to see so many smiling, happy faces. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z Nests are placed in forks or on limbs about 17 feet high in oak, elm, honey locust, red haw, pecan, and walnut. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z But those who find in these facts a recommendation of intuition ought to return to running wild in the woods, dyeing themselves with woad and living on hips and haws. Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.423Z The flowers are small, in very large clusters, followed by small bright scarlet edible haws. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z In the West the black haw is a round-headed, native tree found from Puget Sound southward through California and eastward to Colorado and New Mexico. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Blackberries ripening; haws reddening on the thorn; yellow fronds of brake fern on the tall stems rising beside the brambles. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z Open mouthed, it was impossible to smile, but my eyes began to glisten and I let go of a gutteral "haw…haw…haw." Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z He hummed and hawed, gazed very steadily at the ceiling for some seconds, and finally rose from his chair and began to pace the room. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z The haw is scarlet or orange-red, the flesh is thin and sweet. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The red haw is the type of a large group, ample in size, fine in form and coloring, of fruit and foliage. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Sometimes he tramps up and down the village, two hours before day, a-hemming, hawing, and sneezing, for the purpose of letting the sluggards understand he is stirring. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z Her back stood up, and her bones they were bare: he, haw, hum! National Rhymes of the Nursery 2011-07-12T02:00:29.700Z Young Oxford: “Hum!—haw! pretty well; but then I can’t get on without female society!” John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z In the southern half of Illinois, growing on moist river bottoms, the green haw, Crataegus viridis L., becomes a tree 20 feet tall. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z That gentleman was as usual quite dumbfounded by being treated like an ordinary human being, and with some hemming and hawing he finally acknowledged that our assistance would be acceptable. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z He would hem and haw, and look rigid, and say we had better leave the matter to the police.” Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z I tried to induce him to eat, but he constantly gave the dog whatever I sent him, and lived on haws and blackberries, and every kind of trash. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z I felt my face flaming to the roots of my hair, and absentmindedly began to eat my soup with a fork, whereat Jim Wiggin set up a great thundering haw! haw! The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z Persimmons and papaws were ripe, haws and huckleberries were plentiful. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z He got up and wriggled and hemmed and hawed, and sat down again. Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy 2011-06-13T02:00:31.130Z She hemmed and hawed, and put him off; said he knew, and wouldn't speak. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z He hawed and hemmed again, bowed to Miss Archer, bowed to the Captain, and bowed to me. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z "Haw! haw!" laughed the big brothers, Ambrose Vitruvius and Junius Solomon, as neighbor Terry spoke with a sly twinkle in his eye. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z “Last came the English Johnnies, two of ’em, the real ‘haw, haw’ boys; no end of style to them and their outfit. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z English uniforms seemed to fascinate him when worn by Irish soldiers, and he hummed and hawed question after question from the beginning to the end of his visit. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z Once again, we have lots of hemming and hawing about the weakness of the wide open field and the grass being greener on the other side. With Mitch Daniels Out, Mitt Romney Rises 2011-05-22T16:31:00Z These also, together with the Goldfinch, Thrush, Blackbird, &c. may still be seen rifling the hip and haw grown hedges of their scanty fruit. Mirror of the Months 2011-05-21T02:00:10.227Z Do men gather grapes of thorns? or shall we cut down our thorns for yielding only a fence, and haws? Life of Robert Burns 2011-05-11T02:00:21.043Z De wild sloes, de red haws an' de crab apples is ripe. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives 2011-05-04T02:00:16.830Z Crab-apples still hung, withered red, on the trees, and the hips of the wild roses and haws of the hawthorns, and the black alder berries, made little blurs of scarlet in the swamps. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z The Spaniard hemmed and hawed and cleared his throat a dozen times and then he got up from his desk and embraced Hall and told him to sit down. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z When Ah find a man ’at knows gee frum haw Ah don’t worry much about what he was christened.” The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z "Pocahontas' body, lovely as a poplar, sweet as a red haw in November or a paw-paw in May ..." mused the poet Carl Sandburg. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z He felt himself like roasted meat 'Twixt savage grinders going; Out sprang his blonde-haired darling sweet, And cried with tears hot flowing: Ha--haw--haw! Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems 2011-04-14T02:01:01.217Z The Miller hummed and hawed, and scratched his head. In the Year '13 A Tale of Mecklenburg Life 2011-04-14T02:00:53.733Z Tugging at the strings of the poke bonnet, she stepped toward the cover of a nearby black haw whose flat-topped, branch-end clusters of bloom gleamed like phosphorus over a dark sea. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Father was taken with the place, too, I could see, but he hummed and hawed a good deal about the bareness of the rooms—the bedrooms especially. Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z "We'll teach him a little life, eh, SAMUEL?" he repeated, "Haw, haw, haw!" The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z The courteous gentleman bowed, hawed, and smiled a very polite but unmeaning smile. The Amethyst Box 2011-03-02T03:00:29.083Z "You don't know north from south; you don't know gee from haw!" The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z The last admonition was shared with the bent old lady, who was too dim-sighted, evidently, to have seen her laborer’s telepogram and now appeared from around the misnamed white-blooming black haw. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z The Vicar had no engagement, but he hummed and hawed, until I told him Mary was coming, so he is coming too, and he is going to bring Lavinia. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z First time I ever saw an ox-team gee and haw together. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z A few weeks ago Young would have given some other excuse, or would have blushed and hemmed and hawed before he got out this one. The Adventures of a Freshman 2011-01-18T03:00:12.083Z There was certainty about everything he did; no hesitation, no floundering, no hemming and hawing for a word, or the next act. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z The unusual tint of the Spindle, and the fact that it swings on a slender stalk, at once mark it out from the rigid-stalked hips and haws. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z “Haw, haw, haw,” said Dotty in low tones to her friend Selma, who knew Mathilde almost as well as Dotty did. Betty Lee, Sophomore 2010-12-24T03:00:29.270Z Why, it's 'gee' to turn 'em this way, and it's 'haw' to turn 'em that way. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z Yox, who was not above flattery, hemmed, hawed, and launched out in the following tale. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z I'll break six to harness and teach them to pull together, gee, haw, stop, and back. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z In October, however, its quaint fruits have changed to a pale crimson hue, which renders them the most conspicuous feature of a hedgerow—even of one plentifully decorated with scarlet hips and haws and bryony-berries. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z Then eyes and mouth closed tightly, and wrinkles appeared all over his face, as he softly shook all over, and then, after glancing at Abel and the Irish soldier, he uttered a low— “Haw, haw!” Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z But all he heard was hemming, hawing, hyperventilating and finally a hang up. Dan Hurley?s Painful Parting to Coach at Wagner 2010-12-07T21:38:00Z You hemmed and hawed about the book's title after the brutal crackdown that followed Iran's 2009 elections. 'The Ayatollahs' Democracy': Inside Iran's Political Culture 2010-10-25T08:50:00Z Well, at least he loves to play it after hemming and hawing about retirement for a good four months every year. Brett Favre's image takes a hit 2010-10-17T07:01:00Z When I asked him point blank if he could us that Wakamatsu would manage the remainder of the season, he hemmed and hawed and pretty much avoided the question. Wakamatsu fired: Quick thoughts, and the first list of possible successors 2010-08-09T20:23:00Z After hemming and hawing for months, Thompson decided to take a page from another actor and reveal his intentions on Leno's couch. 5 LeBron James moments in politics 2010-07-08T15:40:00Z Unlike some others in this race, I have never hemmed or hawed or hedged my bets. The GOP's most reluctant Senate candidate 2010-06-17T11:01:00Z But asked whether that included the possibility of a total ban on offshore oil drilling, he hemmed and hawed. Oil spill continues to demand President Obama's time 2010-06-07T10:34:00Z When asked whether a treatment will be covered by insurance, doctors typically hem and haw about widely varying coverage policies, according to Caplan. Doctors and dentists can face complaints about pushing cosmetic treatments 2010-05-18T04:00:00Z Again, there are parallels with the drama at Lehman, which was greeted by Washington with a concerted bout of hemming and hawing – until it got too late. The euro: On the brink of crisis 2010-04-28T23:05:00Z There's a lot of hemming and hawing, but eventually, lawmakers can't quite bring themselves to be the deciding vote against their own party's president. Will Democrats really doom healthcare? 2010-03-17T11:01:00Z So some businessmen complain that requests for visas are still subject to bureaucratic humming and hawing. 2010-01-14T10:45:00Z To wander all day long amongst bushes, hazels, oaks, thorns, of every hue and fruit—the haw, crab, and sloe—is most delightful. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 “Haw, haw, haw! bless your ladyship’s innocence!” cried Elbraham, with a hoarse laugh. A Double Knot Rowans and ‘haws’ are often worn beaded into crowns or flowers or chaplets. Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine "Puff! pu-ff-ff!—oo,—haw!" breathed Dido quite gently, indeed, after a fashion which goes with some folk by the name of "boiling mush." Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies He wiped his mouth on his sleeve; he hemmed, hawed, and grunted. A Yankee from the West A Novel "Old Mac has got the shoot direct; no humming and hawing, but 'Out you go!'" The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life “It will not be a hard winter when acorns abound, and there are no hips nor haws: “If Noah’s Ark shows many days together, There will be foul weather. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations Even the haws, being “burhs” or strongholds within a stronghold, enjoyed a local “peace” which protected from official intrusion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" He hummed and hawed; but Edith broke in, begged and wept, saying she had never loved before, and vowed that she never would love another. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I After a lot of preliminary hemming and hawing, Fanning broached to Roy once more the proposition of selling the Golden Butterfly. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship Warble ye heralds of the—haw!—the air Warble her charms beyond compare Warble here and warble there Haw! Our Admirable Betty A Romance Captain Batsby found the explanation very difficult; and hummed and hawed a great deal. Ayala's Angel The king granted borough “haws” as places of refuge in Kent, and in London he gave them with commercial privileges to his bishops. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Birds, when they pluck cherries, sloes, and haws, fly away with them to some convenient place; and when they have devoured the fruit, drop the stone into the ground. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The hips were reddening on this rose, Those haws were hung with fire, That day we went this way that goes Up hills of bough and brier. One Day & Another A Lyrical Eclogue He hemmed and hawed an instant and looked inquiringly at the lieutenant and myself. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion The farmer who had really never seen so much money in all his life hemmed and hawed but finally said: "Well, it isn't as much as I expected but I'll accept it." The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales To my surprise he began to hem and haw, and finally stammered out: "There is really no reason in my opinion, why you shouldn't sing this evening!" Confessions of an Opera Singer The haws of C. cordata, the Washington Thorn, are small, but a brilliant orange. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens They hummed, and hawed, and heyed, and coughed their immeasurable satisfaction. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa “Haw, haw, haw!” cried Dandy Dinny, in his most raucous tones. Sir Hilton's Sin The kindly conductor hemmed and hawed; he was obviously very much embarrassed. The Intriguers Yes, after considerable humming and hawing; but I'm of the belief that if the lobster back hadn't been with me it would have been a different matter. The Minute Boys of Boston One is *Macracantha, which has spines sometimes 5 inches long, and bright scarlet haws, not so large as those of the species, but produced more abundantly. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens “Well really,” said the prodigal father, “he may be said—haw—haw—to have educated himself.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" “Hurt myself will I—aw haw?” returned the other, imitating Falkner’s drawl. A Frontier Mystery What made you hem and haw about it? Black Forest Village Stories “Bot,” said Isobell, sorrowfully, “now I haw no power at all.” Witch Stories Then, before a word was spoken and while the men were still roaring with mirth, Captain Ichabod stepped forth from the shelter of the haw tree. When the Cock Crows And when these had blossomed and gone their way, 'Twas apples, and daisies and Michaelmas Day— Yes, spider-webs, dew, and haws in the may, And seraphs singing in Michaelmas Day. Down-Adown-Derry A Book of Fairy Poems If he could only work it up—he hummed and hawed and considered. Leonore Stubbs His name may not be even Thomson!” cries the lawyer, twinkling; “for some of these fellows will pick up names by the roadside as another would gather haws.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) I know her not by plumping nuts, By redded hips and haws, Or by the silence hanging sad Under the wind's sere pause. Song-Surf As the two drew near, Captain Ichabod quickly concealed himself behind a haw bush, there to await developments. When the Cock Crows The hips were reddening on the rose, The haws hung slips of fire; We went the woodland way that goes Up hills of branch and briar. Days and Dreams Poems So when Rosie approached her mother on the same subject, Mrs. O'Brien hemmed and hawed and ended by offering a defence of Ellen which sounded hollow even to herself. The Rosie World The rainy smell of a ferny dell, Whose shadow no sunray flaws, When Autumn sits in the wayside weeds Telling her beads Of haws. The Garden of Dreams He hemmed, hawed, and looked about for his wife. Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories Haw! haw!" laughed the Captain; "he will, will he? The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine He'll say nothing to me, but just hems and haws the more I pray him. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 Master Martin held his sides, and it was only by giving vent to his laughter in hums and haws that he prevented himself from choking. Weird Tales, Vol. II. Oxen in our country are driven by the words "gee," meaning turn to the right, and "haw," turn to the left. Stories Pictures Tell Book Four This table shall be our bench, on which we’ll hem and haw and puff and look judicial. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time The haw tree and wild plum put forth masses of small creamy-white flowers, the redbud tree blooms along the water-courses, the dogwood in the woods and the wild crab-apple upon the open hillside. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. When he had gone George Deaves hemmed and hawed, gazed at the ceiling, made scratches on his desk pad and beat all around the bush. The Deaves Affair Part of the same dark period of his life was spent in Wales, where he subsisted now on the hospitality of the country people, and now, poor fellow, on hips and haws. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. "Well, I fell for it in the fall all right—haw! haw!" The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons Being one of the exciting episodes in the career of the famous detective Hemlock Holmes, as recorded by his friend Dr. Watson It is now my chance to speak something, and that without humming or hawing. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 To dock the skulker’s food is not enough; many will rather eat haws and starve on petty pilferings than put their shoulder to the wheel for one hour daily. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) Then he was observed by his son to be humming and hawing, somewhat in the manner of ourselves when asked to say a few words at a public dinner. When Ghost Meets Ghost This side, blackberries sweet Glow cobalt in the heat; That side, a creamy yellow, In summertime The pawpaws slowly mellow; And autumn's prime Strews red the Chickasaw, Persimmon brown and haw. Weeds by the Wall Verses Floundering is fatal, but many an otherwise capable speaker “flounders around” and “hems” and “haws” for the first ten or fifteen minutes, as a matter of course. The Art of Lecturing Revised Edition And Mr. Bumpkin laughed a loud haw! haw! haw! at this tremendous witticism. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit "Ha, ha! haw! haw! he, he, he!" roared all the locys. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Symptoms.—A profuse flow of tears, closure of the eyelids from intolerance of light, retraction of the eyeball and corresponding protrusion of the haw, disinclination to move, diminution of milk secretion, etc. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Art trumpeter of Dwarfland? does thy horn Inform the gnomes and goblins of the hour When they may gambol under haw and thorn, Straddling each winking web and twinkling flower? Weeds by the Wall Verses The leaves were just beginning to turn, and the hips and haws had already clothed themselves in their winter finery, and shone in flaming scarlet against the blue sky overhead. East of the Shadows “How can it be thine, maister, when thee ha’ sowled un?” said the man with his unanswerable logic: “haw! haw! haw!” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit With this, the poor old Frenchman started for his gig, amid the "Haw! haw! haw! and ha! ha! he! he!" of the landlord and lawyer. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes The haw, or membrana nictitans, is subject to inflammation and swelling from the extension of conjunctivitis, or direct injury by foreign substances. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle He hummed and hawed that workmen must come to bring her better hangings, and a servitor be found to keep her door. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court We looked at one another And hemmed and hawed a bit; Enthusiasm faded then From every single cit. A line-o'-verse or two “Haw! haw! haw!” laughed Mr. Bumpkin, and “Well done, Morris,” said Mrs. Bumpkin. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit "Haw! haw! haw!" and the publishers roared under the force of the joke. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes "Everything would have been O.K. at that, if Stupid over there hadn't gimme the haw, haw!" Kid Scanlan And so up came my Lord Strepp and hemmed and hawed in that way which puzzled me. The O'Ruddy A Romance "Oh, it was very amusing," replied Oberon, "the ladies hemmed and I hawed." The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. Snooks for one, I think; for he gave a great loud vulgar haw! haw! haw! and said, “I could ha’ gien him a charakter.” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit I shall only say that it is idle to speculate on what he might haw done had he received the kind of training which seems to be generally essential to success in political life. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice I might as well have tried to turn a steamboat by saying “haw!” and “gee!” to it. Track's End Being the Narrative of Judson Pitcher's Strange Winter Spent There As Told by Himself and Edited by Hayden Carruth Including an Accurate Account of His Numerous Adventures, and the Facts Concerning His Several Surprising Escapes from Death Now First Printed in Full Against these dark-green masses, breakers of blue-joint radiantly rolled.—To the east some four miles ran the Little Cedar River, and plum trees and crab-apples and haws bloomed along its banks. A Son of the Middle Border The trees grew mostly by the First Lock, and the boys gathered the haws when they came out from swimming in the canal. A Boy's Town I got t’ pig and thee got t’ money—haw! haw! haw! The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Spring is that season of the year when the new plow-boy and the old plow-mule patiently learn again the world-wide difference between "haw" and "gee." Oklahoma Sunshine Sandy's voice could be heard distinctly above the others, interspersed with convulsive haw haws. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro You couldn’t take such a tone if you thought there was danger; and in spite of the hemming and hawing of the doctors Miss Gallifer didn’t think there was. The Dust Flower They did not take bags to gather haws, as they did chinquepins; the fruit was not thought worthy of that honor; but they filled their pockets with them and ate them on the way home. A Boy's Town "Hum—haw—you gave me an awful fright, I can tell you." Frances Kane's Fortune I hemmed and hawed a decent interval, examining every limb meanwhile; finally I said, "Get off your horse." The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse The rook he cawed, and he hummed and hawed, And muttered, "What matter, what matter?" Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks The minute you came in and hemmed and hawed, and said as you had nothing to do you guessed you'd have a go with the firesticks—I knew. It, and Other Stories They hoarded nuts and acorns, and hips and haws, and then they wasted them; and they hoarded other things merely from the greed of getting, and with no possible expectation of advantage. A Boy's Town "Haw haw haw!" shouted the Leprechaun, rolling on the ground and holding his sides. David and the Phoenix I don't like such humming and hawing about anything. The End of a Coil It would shame a man to 'hem and haw and qualify. Christmas Eve at Swamp's End In England, according to Blackstone, there are 160 crimes punished by death; on these subjects, I shall afterwards write more fully when I haws received more information. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. Haw! haw! great man to be the leader. The Riflemen of the Miami It took much lugging and straining and "gee"-ing and "haw"-ing to get the load up the steep bank on the other side; but all arrived safely at last in front of the house. Eyebright A Story Humming and hawing never get on with anything. The End of a Coil Why he didn't marry her straight off and bring her out here himself, I don't know; he only hummed and hawed when I asked him. The La Chance Mine Mystery I hemmed and hawed and bowed to her back with a growing confusion. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 An' no occasion to hem an' haw about it, either. Friendship Village He fussed about, hummed and hawed a lot. Uncanny Tales “Haw, haw, haw!” breaks out the strange gent, slappin’ his knee. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Plunger came to an abrupt pause, hummed and hawed, and began to look exceedingly uncomfortable. The Hero of Garside School Strutting back to them he lay down, wriggled himself into position, muttered something about the sun in his eyes, hemmed and hawed, took final aim and—let her go! Dorothy on a Ranch Suffice it to state that when I called for the bonds Addicks began to hem and haw, and then I realized that he had a second time lied to me. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated "That is what we call the berries of the briar-rose, and in England the hawthorn berries are haws." Three Little Cousins "Come, gee haw!" cried Dave, presently; and with caution commenced to pull on the pole. Dave Porter and His Rivals or, The Chums and Foes of Oak Hall The little clerk began to hem and to haw, behind his hand. Five Little Peppers at School He didn't actually refuse, but he hemmed and hawed around for five months before he really started the State's machinery to moving. Hail to the Chief So he hummed and hawed, and changed the conversation by saying that he should be so glad to see Arthur on his return. The Bertrams "When flowery hints foresay the berry, On spray of haw and tuft of brier, Then, wandering incendiary, You set the maple swamps afire!" Birds of the Rockies Judge Trent gees and haws some, but he always has to come around if Thinkright's sure he's right. The Opened Shutters He hemmed and hawed a bit and finally he blurts out: 'Parson! The Mission of Janice Day "You've had enough!" said the girl firmly, "You get aboard again, and mind haw you do so." More Cargoes 1897 The persimmon, the papaw, the mulberry, the haws, the juneberries—you are likely to find them all, sooner or later, among the nut trees of our members. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 Mr. Trigger hummed and hawed, and shook his head, and put his hands into his trousers pockets;—and in his heart of hearts he despised Sir Thomas. Ralph the Heir But those who see in these facts a recommendation of intuition ought to return to running wild in the woods, dyeing themselves with woad and living on hips and haws. Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays The storekeeper hemmed and hawed and finally said five dollars in gold. An Undivided Union "Hum! haw! caw!" said the rook, "I do not know about that." Wood Magic A Fable But alas! this time the driver picked me wild flowers, and brought us haws. A Confederate Girl's Diary “Haw—haw—haw!” burst from Harry, as he laughed heartily at his cousin. Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home He rested the better for it during the early part of that night in a haw thicket. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights His mare fell down and she made her will; he, haw, hum! Aunt Kitty's Stories He hummed and hawed and was visibly uneasy. The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories "Oh, haw! haw! haw! haw! haw!" he shouted. The Rich Little Poor Boy After some weary hours' watching, the 'gee haw!' was heard on the return in the woods, and Mrs. McCall soon stood beside my mother, and very soon after the birth of a daughter was announced. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 They have been seen as eager as country children after the ripe blackberries in the hedges, or, later in the year, after sloes and haws. Mamma's Stories about Birds We could have been halfway across Asia by now; instead we waited and hemmed and hawed till the enemy, from the sheer weight of our inertia, was forced to attack. Greener Than You Think The birds that lived by the haws in winter were prodigious. Deerbrook I am back once more in the dear old lane among the haws and the filberts. Mushrooms on the Moor One day last year, with hems and haws and sidelong steps and nervous caws, the crows came mincing forth to mail gay valentines, you know. Zodiac Town The Rhymes of Amos and Ann Hum—haw—Wells, tell me about that girl. A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike At first he softened down a little, “hemmed and hawed,” as folks say. The Hoosier School-boy He pawed, he hawed, he kicked, all the while glancing at the sons of Jerusalem, and braying louder and more discordant every moment. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive Haw, haw!" he roared, "the greener's got a woman. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest Blackberries were abundant on the edge of every thicket; on the heights of the Scalp, over which we poached without restraint, haws and sloes grew plentifully. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer Boulders cropped out here and there, and haws, red and white elms, and sassafras grew and shaded it. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills There is, however, always some stiffness of the neck or spine manifest in turning; the haw is turned over the eyeball when the nose is elevated. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse “Haw! haw! haw!” laughed a couple of the men now, to Allstone’s great annoyance. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" “Ha—ha! haw—haw! he—he!” cried the man, boisterously, laughing, and in his enjoyment lifting up one leg and putting it down with a stamp over and over again. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy When I told him about breaking in from the moor, he hummed and hawed and gloomed at me. The McBrides A Romance of Arran Of all the mates with whom I used on the Saturday half-holydays, to go gathering hips and haws, or angling in the Clyde, I have not since come in contact with one.” The Island Home The animal having been thrown and properly fixed, an assistant holds the eyelids apart while the operator seizes the haw with forceps or hook and carefully dissects it out with blunt-pointed scissors. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse “Haw! haw! haw!” came in a regular chorus this time, for the danger was over. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" Hips and haws were now ripe, there were plenty around could, he eat enough to satisfy the cravings of hunger. The Rival Crusoes |
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