haw vs hesitate

haw

verb
  • To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation. 

  • To cause (an animal) to turn left. 

  • To turn towards the driver, typically to the left. 

intj
  • An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw). 

  • An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left. 

  • An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made. 

noun
  • A disease of the nictitating membrane. 

  • A hedge. 

  • The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. 

  • Fruit of the hawthorn. 

hesitate

verb
  • To stammer; to falter in speaking. 

  • To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination. 

  • To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner. 

How often have the words haw and hesitate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )