hesitate
verb (used without object)
to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination.
hesitator
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a word derived from
hesitate.
Example Sentences
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The insolent infringement of personality which he had suffered as man and child from his mother's unwise interference had caused him to become a chronic hesitator.
From Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin by Coningsby Dawson
He was that apparent contradiction in terms, a bold hesitator; he habitually needed, and knew that he needed, to have his hand apparently forced for the achievement of the end he was most bent upon.
From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Archibald Forbes
He was there the dreamer and the hesitator, his eyes vacant.
From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Neil Munro
