- to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
- to speak and break off, then start again
- to hold sth back
Characters
- 吞 (吞): to swallow; to take
- 吞 (吞): to swallow; to take
- 吐 (吐): to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)
- 吐 (吐): to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 吞吞吐吐
- MDBG: 吞吞吐吐
- Examples with 吞吞吐吐 on Tatoeba
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