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hum_and_ha

hum and ha

English

Verb

hum and ha (third-person singular simple present hums and ha's, present participle humming and ha'ing, simple past and past participle hummed and ha'ed)

  1. (Britain) Alternative form of hum and haw

Usage notes

The inflections can be rather tricky. Three different forms are used; e.g. haing, ha'ing and ha-ing. "Hums and ha's" in particular doesn't look right if written as "hums and has", and can be misinterpreted.