The act or state of hesitating.

plural of hesitancy

The state or condition of being hesitative.

Alternative spelling of hesitater / (linguistics) A word, such as "er" or "um", expressing hesitation on the part of the speaker.

plural of hesitator

In a hesitative manner or fashion.

Distinguished by hesitation; hesitating.

plural of hesitating

plural of hesitance

Any of a series of shallow cuts made by people considering a suicide attempt, or trying out the weapon to ascertain its effectiveness. These wounds are often multiple, parallel, non-lethal cuts.