Hesitate

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. 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.

2. To stammer; to falter in speaking.

Synonyms: doubt; waver; scruple; deliberate; demur; falter; stammer.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner. [Poetic & R.] Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. Pope.