hesitate Synonyms

waver falter scruple stammer demur stutter waffle pause vacillate wait whiffling tergiversate whiffle stall temporize stumble stumbling straddle stickle stammering stammered wince to doubt hum and haw shrink back sit on the fence temporise be reluctant be indecisive be undecided be in two minds hem and haw blow hot and cold hold back dither shrink from beat around the bush hang back quarryman think twice pussyfoot be ambivalent splutter shilly-shally fluctuate flinch filibuster fearing feared faltering