HESITATE Synonyms

• (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

• object to

• enter a demurrer

• the act of pausing uncertainly

• be unsure or weak

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• speak haltingly

• a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus

• the nictitating membrane of a horse

• utter `haw'

• the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down

• the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.

• fold over and sew together to provide with a hem

• utter `hem' or `ahem'

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• temporary inactivity

• interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

• cease an action temporarily

• a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains

• uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety)

• an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action

• hesitate on moral grounds

• raise scruples

• have doubts about

• a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds

• speak haltingly

• a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds

• speak haltingly

• pancake batter baked in a waffle iron

• pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness