hesitate

1. Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness (synset 202646524)
   "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
   entail: doubt - lack confidence in or have doubts about
   subtypes:

   • dwell on, linger over - delay
   • boggle - hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
   • hover, linger - move to and fro
   • hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate - be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
   • falter, waver - be unsure or weak
   same as: waffle, waver
2. Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing (synset 202647119)
   "The speaker paused"
   is a type of: delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required
   subtypes:

   • hem and haw - utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation
   • scruple - hesitate on moral grounds
   same as: pause

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