hesitates

/HH EH1 Z AH0 T EY0 T S/
verb
  1. 1

    To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.

    โ€œHe hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment.โ€

  2. 2

    To stammer; to falter in speaking.

  3. 3

    To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.

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