HAWED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

hawed

verb

past tense of haw

as in hemmed

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Teammates excitedly jumped off the bench, then hesitated when Thiero’s right knee appeared to buckle awkwardly under him.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Montgomery hesitated in front of Lee before cutting inside to leave Lee one-on-one with a defender streaking toward the end zone.

— PJ Green September 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of hesitated

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Ellison and his executives have vacillated from anger to acceptance.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Since then, his game behind the plate has vacillated between good and bad — an inconsistency aggravated by the presence of Luis Torrens (and his defensive excellence) as his backup.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of vacillated

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In fact, Mickes and Wixted have found that, in many exoneration cases, a witness resolutely identified a person in court despite having dithered and debated during the initial photo lineup.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
So, Congress came up with a solution, but the two leagues dithered over the particulars just long enough that the Protect College Sports Act never really had a chance.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of dithered

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Trustee Thomas, on the other hand, said Mansfield had too often waited too long to respond to challenges affecting the school district.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
Some even waited outside Djokovic’s hotel for hours after his late-night matches.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of waited

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Lee then paused all executions after acknowledging the state had failed to ensure its lethal injection drugs were properly tested.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
The league paused for two weeks as Clark, Reese and Paige Bueckers joined Team USA for the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of paused

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