To hum and haw means to speak in an evasive or roundabout way, which is what he was doing when he was stalling and avoiding giving a straight answer.
Given the statement "Soon he got restless “I wish they would get on with the debate.How much longer do we have to hear this guy stall and avoid giving a straight answer?”", is the statement "Soon he got restless “I wish they would get on with the debate.How much longer do we have to hear this guy hum and haw?”" wrong?
- Yes
- No
- Unknown