Haw
noun
The fruit of a hawthorn tree.
The birds loved to eat haws from the tree in autumn.
Often appears as...
- haw tree
- red haw
interjection
A command to a horse, telling it to turn left.
Haw, boy, we need to go that way.
Often appears as...
- haw and gee
- haw left
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
The ripened ovary or ovaries of a flowering plant, enclosing seeds.
The haws on the rosebush are bright red in the autumn.
Often appears as...
- rose haw
- ripe haw
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To hesitate or falter while speaking.
He hawed and hemmed for a while before finally answering the question.
Often appears as...
- haw and hem
- don't haw
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
The fruit of a hawthorn tree.
The birds loved to eat haws from the tree in autumn.
Often appears as...
- haw tree
- red haw
interjection
A command to a horse, telling it to turn left.
Haw, boy, we need to go that way.
Often appears as...
- haw and gee
- haw left
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
The ripened ovary or ovaries of a flowering plant, enclosing seeds.
The haws on the rosebush are bright red in the autumn.
Often appears as...
- rose haw
- ripe haw
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To hesitate or falter while speaking.
He hawed and hemmed for a while before finally answering the question.
Often appears as...
- haw and hem
- don't haw
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Plant Fruit
Identify haw as the small, edible fruit, not a general term for any berry.
In the countryside, you can find haws in the wild hawthorn bushes.
Pro Tip 2/2Autumn Harvest
Haws are commonly mentioned in autumn contexts, as that's when they ripen.
The hawthorn hedge was full of red haws come September.
Pro Tip 1/2Plant Fruit
Identify haw as the small, edible fruit, not a general term for any berry.
In the countryside, you can find haws in the wild hawthorn bushes.
Pro Tip 2/2Autumn Harvest
Haws are commonly mentioned in autumn contexts, as that's when they ripen.
The hawthorn hedge was full of red haws come September.
Pro Tip 1/2Plant Fruit
Identify haw as the small, edible fruit, not a general term for any berry.
In the countryside, you can find haws in the wild hawthorn bushes.
Pro Tip 2/2Autumn Harvest
Haws are commonly mentioned in autumn contexts, as that's when they ripen.
The hawthorn hedge was full of red haws come September.
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Video examples
Talking and squawking PIPE...
What do you say to a good-looking man? Hey, baby. And so do all the folks back home in Tennessee. Yee haw. And since she's such a big fan, she knows that his birthday is coming up at the end of March. And we didn't think he'd be in town then,
Video examples
Being Steve Jobs PIPE...
there's a grudge I mean you know we have a fine relationship and you know it's water under the bridge in the past yeah we we absolutely had a had a grudge and that grudge was well we can hem and haw about it but windows ended up looking a
Video examples
Talking and squawking PIPE...
What do you say to a good-looking man? Hey, baby. And so do all the folks back home in Tennessee. Yee haw. And since she's such a big fan, she knows that his birthday is coming up at the end of March. And we didn't think he'd be in town then,
Video examples
Being Steve Jobs PIPE...
there's a grudge I mean you know we have a fine relationship and you know it's water under the bridge in the past yeah we we absolutely had a had a grudge and that grudge was well we can hem and haw about it but windows ended up looking a
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Abby Lee Miller
American Dancer
It takes me about two hours to run into Target. People always want a picture. They hem and haw, and they can't spit the words out, so they waste about five minutes of my time just standing there getting ready for a picture. Just do it!
Quote examples
Chris Thile
American Musician
I'm slow by nature; even if I write something fast, I'll let it sit for a month and hem and haw over it.
Quote examples
Abby Lee Miller
American Dancer
It takes me about two hours to run into Target. People always want a picture. They hem and haw, and they can't spit the words out, so they waste about five minutes of my time just standing there getting ready for a picture. Just do it!
Quote examples
Chris Thile
American Musician
I'm slow by nature; even if I write something fast, I'll let it sit for a month and hem and haw over it.
Example 1 of 2
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