hum and haw
• hesitate; be indecisive.
• "I was humming and hawing over buying copies"
Similar:
be indecisive,
hesitate,
dither,
vacillate,
procrastinate,
equivocate,
prevaricate,
waver,
falter,
fluctuate,
haver,
swither,
shilly-shally,
dilly-dally,
blow hot and cold,
pussyfoot around,
tarry,
Opposite:
be decisive,
hem and haw
• hesitate; be indecisive.
• "I waste a lot of time hemming and hawing before going into action"
