Synonyms of hems and haws

hems and haws

phrase

present tense third-person singular of hem and haw

as in weasels

to avoid giving a definite answer or position

He kept hemming and hawing and I couldn't get a straight answer.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weasels
• shakes
• hedges
• pussyfoots
• ducks
• waffles
• beats about the bush
• straddles the fence
• equivocates
• tergiversates
• dodges
• beats around the bush
• fudges
• yo-yoes
• evades
• flip-flops
• skirts
• shuns
• eludes
• eschews
• cavils
• bypasses
• sidesteps
• circumvents
• shirks
• quibbles
• straddles