hawed
Spoke with pauses
Hawed is the past tense of haw, which means to turn left—a command given to draft animals like horses or oxen.
The opposite command is gee (turn right).
Hawed also comes from the hesitation sound haw, as in He hemmed and hawed before finally admitting the truth.
waver
Hesitate or fluctuate
teeter · oscillate · balk · procrastinate · delay · stall · equivocate · hem · waffle · hedge
hem
Folded garment edge
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- stammerSpeak with involuntary repetitions
- stutterInvoluntary speech repetition
falter · stumble · fumble · mumble · splutter · halt · stall · flounder · dither · waffle
speech fluency
haweddeclared
Stated with authority
pronounced · enunciated · orated · declaimed · stated
- like a hawkWith keen observation
- watch like a hawkObserve with intense attention
- watching like a hawkMonitoring with fierce attention
- watched like a hawkMonitored with intense vigilance
- watches like a hawkMonitors with intense attention
- hem and hawSpeak evasively, delay deciding