hesitate

hesitate is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 10 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. 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.
2. intransitive verb. To stammer; to falter in speaking.
3. transitive verb. To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
4. verb. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

   "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"

   Synonyms: waffle, waver

5. verb. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

   "The speaker paused"

   Synonyms: pause

Synonyms

waffle, waver, pause

Common word forms

hesitated, hesitater, hesitates, hesitating

Words from these letters

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