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Contexts To be hesitant or show reluctance To be reluctant to do something Used politely to express regret, disappointment or embarrassment Verb ▲ To be hesitant or show reluctance hesitate scruple hang back be reluctant think twice have qualms vacillate waver pause baulkUK doubt pussyfoot demur balkUS hem and haw dither falter stall delay fluctuate teeter haver stagger swither wobble oscillate halt dawdle equivocate temporizeUS dally wabble linger wait stumble be doubtful dillydally ponder hold back debate be unsure be uncertain boggle hold off stop temporiseUK dilly-dally weigh defer hang seesaw hedge shy away hover pull back sit on fence be indecisive be hesitant flounder alternate mammer shilly-shally hum and haw tergiversate shillyshally think about deliberate jib shy refuse express reluctance drag your heels wait and see be cagey express misgivings express reservations sway change swing balance rock reel waffle whiffle straddle blow hot and cold chop and change run hot and cold change mind be unable to decide be unable to make up your mind be irresolute fence-straddle keep changing your mind pussyfoot around sit on the fence yo-yo be undecided “Governments seem to be unwilling to use any but the most primitive strategies.” Verb ▲ To be reluctant to do something hesitate scruple be reluctant be disinclined demur from shrink from baulk at be ambivalent about be hesitant boggle at feel uneasy about hang back from have misgivings about have qualms about be diffident about think twice about be in a dilemma be in a quandary be in two minds have second thoughts be irresolute have qualms blow hot and cold be on the horns of a dilemma waver falter doubt vacillate dither balance wabble teeter stagger wobble shilly-shally halt stick at demur be loath hang back stick worry boggle have reservations about have scruples about shy fret gag demur about flinch from stickle balk at recoil from question vacillate about disrelish mind doing something shy away from waver about drag one's heels over drag one's feet over jib baulkUK shrink be shy about hesitate to scruple about be chary of be reluctant about balkUS be coy about be cagey about Verb ▲ Used politely to express regret, disappointment or embarrassment hate regret hesitate lament apologiseUK apologizeUS bemoan deplore dislike loath repent rue bewail disapprove deprecate apologize for feel remorse about feel contrite about feel reluctant about feel sorry about feel unwilling about be disinclined be loath be reluctant Find more words! 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