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be irresolute(verb, stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
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debate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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dither(verb, pause, hesitate, ponder, stumble)
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hang back(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
2
ponder(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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pull back(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
2
seesaw(verb, stop, change, alter, pause)
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shrink(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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shy away(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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straddle(verb, stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
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think twice(verb, expression, stop, pause, balance)
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think twice about(expression, idiom, pause, hesitate)
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be reluctant(object, pause, protest, hesitate, falter)
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be unwilling(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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dally(delay, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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defer(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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delay(verb, pause, hesitate, linger, falter)
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dillydally(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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flounder(pause, hesitate, stumble, falter, balk)
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fumble(pause, hesitate, falter, waver, balk)
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APASmart Define. (2015). hem and haw thesaurus. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/hem_and_haw/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, hem and haw thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 1 October, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/hem_and_haw/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "hem and haw thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 1 October 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/hem_and_haw/thesaurus/synonyms>