A small market town and civil parish (served by Hawes and High Abbotside Parish Council) in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8789).

A surname originating as a patronymic.

plural of Hawe

plural of hawing

plural of Haw

(countable) The cry of an ass or donkey. / (uncountable, Scotland, slang) Nothing.

The cry of an ass or donkey.

(intransitive) To utter the cry of an ass or donkey.

(idiomatic, US) To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action or making up one's mind.

(Britain, idiomatic) To procrastinate; to take a long time before doing something or taking a decision.