HAWED Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word hawed. (close relations)
Definition of HAWED
hawing
Best Alternative Words for HAWED
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delayed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not as far along as normal in development | ||||||||
dawdled | verbv | |||||||
verb • take one's time; proceed slowly • waste time • hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. | ||||||||
dithered | verbv | |||||||
noun • an excited state of agitation verb • act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain • make a fuss; be agitated | ||||||||
doubted | verbv | |||||||
noun • the state of being unsure of something • uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something verb • consider unlikely • lack confidence in | ||||||||
faltered | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of pausing uncertainly verb • be unsure or weak • move hesitatingly, as if about to give way • walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly • speak haltingly | ||||||||
hesitated | verbv | |||||||
verb • pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness • interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing | ||||||||
lingered | verbv | |||||||
verb • remain present although waning or gradually dying • be about a place without any apparent purpose • leave slowly and hesitantly • take one's time; proceed slowly • to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time | ||||||||
paused | verbv | |||||||
noun • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something • temporary inactivity verb • interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing • cease an action temporarily | ||||||||
procrastinated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • postpone doing what one should be doing • postpone or delay needlessly | ||||||||
vacillated | verbv | |||||||
verb • be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action • move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern | ||||||||
wavered | verbv | |||||||
noun • someone who communicates by waving • the act of pausing uncertainly • the act of moving back and forth verb • pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness • be unsure or weak • move hesitatingly, as if about to give way • move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern • move back and forth very rapidly • sway from side to side • give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency | ||||||||
hawthorn | nounn | |||||||
noun • a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus |