- (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.
- (v.i.) To stammer; to falter in speaking.
- (v.t.) To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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