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• v  pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
• v  interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
• s  lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

• After hesitating noticeably, Senator Barack Obama joined her.
• Without hesitating he turned and handed it to me.
• Then, bit by bitas if hesitating to reveal the extent of the conspiracy and his own involvementChambers produced the evidence that finally sent Alger Hiss to jail for .

• hesitate
• waver
• waffle
• pause
• hesitant

News & Articles

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• RVFD waits for fire payment
  Rio Verde Fire District is one of several smaller districts in the state that are hesitating to send help to battle wildland fires in the west this year.
  June 18, 2013 - The Fountain Hills Times
• Reevaluating St. Louis' Odds of Winning Its Division
  Prior to Opening Day, the St. Louis Cardinals took a backseat to the Cincinnati Reds . Many experts unanimously awarded the Cardinals’ division foe the National League Central crown without hesitating. In fact, 35 of 43 ESPN experts picked the Reds over the Cardinals for the bragging rights. Now, it’s complete role reversal. The Cardinals are heading not only the NL Central, but all of baseball ...
  June 13, 2013 - Bleacher Report

Quotes

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• Evan Lysacek in SI.com
  You don't dethrone (champions) in skating by hesitating,Lysacek said. "You go out and fight with passion."
• Peter Hill-Wood in guardian.co.uk
  When ITV sold their shares they called me half an hour before the announcement to tell me,Hill-Wood added. "That's not right. I asked David Dein if he knew Kroenke and after hesitating he simply said 'Yes'. We suspected that he knew...
• Robert Zoellick in Reuters India
  It should not be a surprise that American democracy is hesitating about authorizing the Fed to supervise systemic banking as well as operating monetary policy, adding to its power,World Bank President Robert Zoellick said.