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Hesitate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hesitate? [v] pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures." [v] interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hesitate: pause \| waffle \| waver Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hesitate: alternate \| back down \| balance \| balk \| be dilatory \| blench \| boggle \| call a recess \| debate \| delay \| deliberate \| demur \| dither \| equivocate \| falter \| fear \| fight shy of \| filibuster \| flinch \| fluctuate \| fumble \| gain time \| halt \| hang \| hang back \| hang fire \| hang in doubt \| hang off \| have qualms \| haver \| haw \| hem \| hem and haw \| hold back \| hold off \| hover \| hum \| hum and haw \| jib \| let up \| make bones about \| make time \| mammer \| pause \| play for time \| ponder \| procrastinate \| pull back \| quail \| recess \| recoil \| rest \| retreat \| scruple \| shilly-shally \| shrink \| shrink from \| shy \| shy at \| splutter \| sputter \| stall \| stall for time \| stall off \| stammer \| stick at \| stickle \| stooge around \| stop to consider \| straddle the fence \| strain \| strain at \| stumble \| stutter \| take a recess \| talk against time \| temporize \| tergiversate \| think twice \| think twice about \| vacillate \| wait \| waver \| wince \| withdraw \| yield See Also \| beat around the bush \| boggle \| delay \| doubt \| dwell on \| falter \| hem and haw \| hover \| linger \| linger over \| oscillate \| scruple \| vacillate \| vibrate Hesitate In Webster's Dictionary \Hes"itate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hesitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hesitating}.] [L. haesitatus, p. p. of haesitare, intens. fr. haerere to hesitate, stick fast; to hang or hold fast. Cf. {Aghast}, {Gaze}, {Adhere}.] 1. To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination; as, he hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment. --Pope. 2. To stammer; to falter in speaking. Syn: To doubt; waver; scruple; deliberate; demur; falter; stammer. \Hes"itate\, v. t. To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner. [Poetic & R.] Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. --Pope.

Hesitate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hesitate?

[v] pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures."
[v] interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hesitate: pause | waffle | waver

Hesitate In Webster's Dictionary

\Hes"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hesitated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Hesitating}.] [L. haesitatus, p. p. of haesitare,
intens. fr. haerere to hesitate, stick fast; to hang or hold
fast. Cf. {Aghast}, {Gaze}, {Adhere}.]
1. To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in
   suspense or uncertainty as to a determination; as, he
   hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often
   hesitate in forming a judgment. --Pope.

2. To stammer; to falter in speaking.

Syn: To doubt; waver; scruple; deliberate; demur; falter;
     stammer.


\Hes"i*tate\, v. t.
To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant
manner. [Poetic & R.]

      Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. --Pope.

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