Ummm.

I don't really know -- ummm -- if I can get this definition right.

Ummm.

Jeez. Should I even try?

Umm. Noding is hard.

Okay. Here goes.

The act of holding back, delaying, or pausing in doubt or indecision.

Now... should I bother pushing the "Submit" button? 

 

He

 

 

who

 

 

hesitates

 

 

is

                                                                                       wondering

 

 

is

                                                                                       considering

 

 

is

                                                                                    weighing options

 

 

is

                                                                                   asking for advice

 

 

is

                                                                                    losing time 

 

 

 


is



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Hes`i*ta"tion (?), n. [L. haesitatio: cf. F. h'esitation.]

1.

The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

2.

A faltering in speech; stammering.

Swift.

 

© Webster 1913.

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