- 1. v. i. 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. Source: opted
- 2. v. i. To stammer; to falter in speaking. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner. Source: opted
- 4. v. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness Source: wordnet
- 5. v. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing Source: wordnet
- 6. v:100 v. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness v. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing Source: ecdict
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