hesitate
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(verb) pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness: "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures." |
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Synonyms: swiver, waver |
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Related Words: boggle, dwell on, falter, hover, linger, linger over, vacillate, waver |
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(verb) interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" |
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Synonyms: pause |
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Related Words: delay, hem and haw, scruple |
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