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hemming and hawing

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speaking hesitantly and inarticulately, with numerous pauses and interjections.

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There was hemming and hawing and finally: ``I don't want to get into the details right now.
IT HASN'T BEEN ROSES FOR USC SO FAR IN '06 by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The man began hemming and hawing and wouldn't give a direct answer.
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After a bit of hemming and hawing, Goldberg responded: "The VLF (vehicle license fee) will probably go up 60 to 90 days after it is passed in the Legislature.
Buy that car now! (The LABJ's L.A. Stories) by Fine, Howard / Los Angeles Business Journal
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