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| 1. | [ verb ] pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness | |
| Synonyms: | waver waffle swiver | |
| Examples: | : "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures." |
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| Related terms: | falter hover hover dwell_on boggle beat_around_the_bush hesitation reluctance waffler waverer doubt | |
| 2. | [ verb ] interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing | |
| Synonyms: | pause | |
| Examples: | "The speaker paused" |
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| Related terms: | delay hem_and_haw scruple pause waverer | |
| Similar spelling: |
hesitater hesitator hesitation hesitating Hegstad |
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