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hesitater
hes·i·tate H0171800 (hĕz′ĭ-tāt′)intr.v. hes·i·tat·ed, hes·i·tat·ing, hes·i·tates 1. To pause or wait in uncertainty: She hesitated for a second before opening the door.2. To be slow to act, speak, or decide: "I have for many months hesitated about the propriety of allowing this, or any part of my narrative, to come before the public eye, until after my death" (Thomas De Quincey).3. To be reluctant: hesitated to pick up the pan, fearing it was hot.
[Latin haesitāre, haesitāt-, to hesitate, frequentative of haerēre, to hold fast.]
hes′i·tat′er n.hes′i·tat′ing·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. hesitater - one who hesitates (usually out of fear)hesitator, vacillator, waverercoward - a person who shows fear or timidity |
IdiomsSeehesitatehesitater
Related to hesitater: hesitateSynonyms for hesitaternoun one who hesitates (usually out of fear)Synonyms- hesitator
- vacillator
- waverer
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