hesitate (v)
waver (v)
waffle (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 42
def pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
examples Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 28 Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Frame - 29 Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
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Entailment doubt
Derivationally related form waffle → waffler
Derivationally related form waver → waver
Derivationally related form waver → waverer
Derivationally related form waver → wavering
Derivationally related form hesitate → hesitant; hesitate → hesitation
Derivationally related form hesitate → hesitation; hesitate → hesitator
Derivationally related form hesitate → hesitater
Derivationally related form hesitate → hesitancy
Hyponym dwell on, linger over; boggle; hover, linger; hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate; falter, waver
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Derivationally related form hesitant → hesitate; hesitation → hesitate
Derivationally related form waver → waver
Derivationally related form hesitation → hesitate; hesitator → hesitate
Derivationally related form hesitancy → hesitate
Derivationally related form wavering → waver
Derivationally related form hesitater → hesitate
Derivationally related form waverer → waver
Derivationally related form waffler → waffle
Hypernym dwell on, linger over; boggle; hover, linger; hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate; falter, waver

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