Hesitate (Crossword clue)

We found 15 answers for “Hesitate” .

This page shows answers to the clue Hesitate, followed by 5 definitions like “To stammer; to falter in speaking”, “To stop or pause respecting decision or action” and “Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing”. Synonyms for Hesitate are for example abate, become fainter and dally. More synonyms can be found below the puzzle answers.

3 letters

HAW

HEM

4 letters

5 letters

6 letters

FALTER

7 letters

STAMMER

STUMBLE

9 letters

OSCILLATE

VACILLATE

10 letters

THINK TWICE (5,5)

12 letters

SHILLYSHALLY

Definitions of “Hesitate”

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• Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
• Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
• To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner
• Hesitate Etymologically, to hesitate means 'to become stuck'
• Waver pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
• (Literary terms) pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

Synonyms of “Hesitate”

Using a synonym can be a good alternative for using “Hesitate”. You might be able to find more answers by using these:
abate, become fainter, dally, dawdle, delay, fade, inhibit, pause, postpone, shilly-shally, suspend, tail off, um and ah, vacillate, wane, waste time and weaken.

More crossword answers

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