[
US
/ˈhɛzəˌteɪt/
]
[ UK /hˈɛsɪtˌeɪt/ ]
[ UK /hˈɛsɪtˌeɪt/ ]
Synonyms
stop
balance
wait
debate
shift
delay
pause
deliberate
trim
alternate
shrink
linger
defer
hover
ponder
fluctuate
recoil
falter
flounder
waver
swerve
demur
oscillate
stutter
straddle
dally
scruple
balk
think about
be irresolute
tergiversate
hold back
catch one's breath
stay one's hand
not know what to do
be uncertain
seesaw back and forth
change one's mind
pull back
hold off
shy at
also stammer
equivocate
think it over
hang back
weigh and consider
vacillate
be dubious
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