Crossword clues for hesitated
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hesitate \Hes"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hesitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Hesitating.] [L. haesitatus, p. p. of haesitare, intens. fr. haerere to hesitate, stick fast; to hang or hold fast. Cf. Aghast, Gaze, Adhere.]
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.
--Pope.-
To stammer; to falter in speaking.
Syn: To doubt; waver; scruple; deliberate; demur; falter; stammer.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: hesitate)
Usage examples of "hesitated".
Still,' and he looked at me speculatively again, shaking his head, 'I don't understand how you managed to remain-' he hesitated and supplied another word, '- untouched.
When I heard a commotion outside, I hesitated briefly, wondering if a locked bathroom might not be preferable to what I would find in the room.
Ken had pointed to Vic Solinari and Hrrula had not hesitated a moment to include the storemaster.
Kelly hesitated to approach him, even though they had once worked together on a class project-or perhaps because they had worked together.
Catching at the door frame to brake her headlong flight, she hesitated on the threshold of Afra's room.
Then he hesitated, biting the comer of his lip while Helva waited, amused that the suave, fashionably attired troubleshooter for Double M was at a loss for words.
Kurla hesitated, the struggle with honesty apparent in her expressive face, "she was, when they rehearsed back at Duhr.
She hesitated, just in front of the crate—she smelled the food, and she wanted it, but she was afraid to go inside after it.
She hesitated, eaten alive with curiosity, but unsure how far she could push.
She hesitated as she almost gave her ship-numbers instead of her name.
Amos hesitated, cleared his throat and, throwing his chin up, spoke directly to Simeon.
There they hesitated, and the Cridi government officials took their cue at once.
He hesitated at the elevator, then made for the steps, pleased to arrive without breathlessness at their apartment door.
Op Owen hesitated: no, not even Lester Welch needed to know that bit of Ruth's tinkering—"whatever it is she has in mind for this child.
Gerace hesitated on "walk again" and then continued briskly, "well, nothing that won't mend.