Wawed vs Hawed - What's the difference?
wawed | hawed |
(waw)
(obsolete, water) A (l).
* , II.xii:
(haw)
An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw'' or ''haw haw haw ).
An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.
* Congreve
To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw ; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.
(of an animal) To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.
To cause (an animal) to turn left.
As verbs the difference between wawed and hawed
is that wawed is (waw) while hawed is (haw).wawed
English
Verb
(head)waw
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) wawen, .Etymology 2
From (etyl) wawe, .Noun
(en noun)- nigh it drawes / All passengers, that none from it can shift: / For whiles they fly that Gulfes deuouring iawes, / They on this rock are rent, and sunck in helplesse wawes .
Etymology 3
From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) . Cognate with Scots (m), (m).Alternative forms
* * (Scotland)Etymology 4
From (etyl) . * Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ** Last: ** Next:Anagrams
* English palindromes ----hawed
English
Verb
(head)haw
English
Etymology 1
ImitativeInterjection
(en interjection)- You think that song was good? Haw!
- Hums or haws .
Usage notes
* (an imitation of laughter) In the US, the spelling haw is rare, with (ha) being more common.Verb
(en verb)Derived terms
* hum and haw, hem and hawEtymology 2
(etyl) hawe, from (etyl) ).Etymology 3
UnknownInterjection
(en interjection)Verb
(en verb)- This horse won't haw when I tell him to.
- You may have to go to the front of the pack and physically haw the lead dog.