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Hesitated Definition

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verb

Simple past tense and past participle of hesitate.

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Synonyms:
  • Synonyms:
  • wobbled
  • paused
  • wavered
  • dithered
  • faltered
  • halted
  • vacillated
  • floundered
  • alternated
  • pondered
  • deferred
  • trimmed
  • recoiled
  • oscillated
  • swerved
Antonyms:
  • Antonyms:
  • concluded
  • resolved
  • decided
  • continued
  • gone
  • persevered
  • attacked

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  • hesiod
  • hesitance
  • hesitancy
  • hesitant
  • hesitantly
  • hesitate
  • hesitated
  • hesitater
  • hesitates
  • hesitating
  • hesitatingly
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