GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Hesitate , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hesitated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hesitating.] [L. haesitatus, p. p. of haesitare, intens. fr. haerere to hesitate, stick fast; to hang or hold fast. Cf. Aghast, Gaze, Adhere.]
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   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.
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   To stammer; to falter in speaking.
   Syn. -- To doubt; waver; scruple; deliberate; demur; falter; stammer.
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   Hesitate, v. t. To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner. [Poetic & R.]
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   Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike.
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