- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1.8k
- Abbreviations|0
111 entries under hesitate topic. ×
| evade(verb, stop, get, start, disregard) | |
| gag(verb, stick, pause, shy, silence) | |
| scruple(verb, stick, pause, shy) | |
| crimp(verb, stop, check, ruin, halt) | |
| dodge(verb, stop, ruin, withdraw, halt) | |
| draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, withdraw) | |
| hang back(verb, expression, pause, falter) | |
| stumble(verb, quiet, restrain, curb, suppress) | |
| back off(verb, expression, check, withdraw, abandon) | |
| be unwilling(stick, pause, shy, falter) | |
| boggle(verb, stick, pause, shy, throw) | |
| challenge(verb, oppose, criticize, ignore, dispute) | |
| disagree(verb, disregard, oppose, criticize, ignore) | |
| disapprove(reject, oppose, dismiss, criticize, refuse) | |
| duck(verb, stop, ruin, start, withdraw) | |
| hem and haw(expression, idiom, pause, falter) | |
| hold off(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt) | |
| pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, withdraw) | |
| quail(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy) | |
| shirk(verb, stop, start, disregard, withdraw) |
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