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Falter :: Falter (v. & n.) To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters..

Falter :: Falter (v. & n.) To hesitate in purpose or action.

Stammer :: Stammer (v. i.) To make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; to hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with stops and diffivulty; to stutter.

Hesitate :: Hesitate (v. i.) To stammer; to falter in speaking.

Mammer :: Mammer (v. i.) To hesitate; to mutter doubtfully.

Hem :: Hem (v. i.) To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking..

Pause :: Pause (n.) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

Demur :: Demur (v. i.) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.

Hesitated :: Hesitated (imp. & p. p.) of Hesitat.

Stutter :: Stutter (v. t. & i.) To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.

Shilly-shally :: Shilly-shally (v. i.) To hesitate; to act in an irresolute manner; hence, to occupy one's self with trifles..

Stick :: Stick (v. i.) To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at..

Force :: Force (v. i.) To make a difficult matter of anything; to labor; to hesitate; hence, to force of, to make much account of; to regard..

Demur :: Demur (v. t.) To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about.

Halt :: Halt (v. i.) To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain..

Scruple :: Scruple (v. t.) To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.

Hesitate :: Hesitate (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..

Doubting :: Doubting (a.) That is uncertain; that distrusts or hesitates; having doubts.

Stagger :: Stagger (v. t.) To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.

Linger :: Linger (a.) To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.

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