hesitate,falter,waver,teeter,vacillate,oscillate,fluctuate,change one’s mind,be in two minds,be ambivalent,be indecisive,be unsure,be undecided,procrastinate,hang back,delay,stall,temporize,drag one’s feet,dawdle,dally,hum and haw,haver,swither,shilly-shally,dilly-dally,blow hot and cold,pussyfoot around,sit on the fence
hesitate,falter,waver,teeter,vacillate,oscillate,fluctuate,change one’s mind,be in two minds,be ambivalent,be indecisive,be unsure,be undecided,procrastinate,hang back,delay,stall,temporize,drag one’s feet,dawdle,dally,hum and haw,haver,swither,shilly-shally,dilly-dally,blow hot and cold,pussyfoot around,sit on the fence
hesitate,falter,waver,teeter,vacillate,oscillate,fluctuate,change one’s mind,be in two minds,be ambivalent,be indecisive,be unsure,be undecided,procrastinate,hang back,delay,stall,temporize,drag one’s feet,dawdle,dally,hum and haw,haver,swither,shilly-shally,dilly-dally,blow hot and cold,pussyfoot around,sit on the fence
noun
indecisive behaviour.
after months of dither ministers had still not agreed
normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred
raise objections,object,take exception,take issue,protest,lodge a protest,cavil,dissent,raise doubts,express doubt,express reluctance,express reservations,express misgivings,be unwilling,be reluctant,balk,hesitate,think twice,hang back,drag one’s heels,refuse,be cagey,boggle,kick up a fuss,kick up a stink
normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred
raise objections,object,take exception,take issue,protest,lodge a protest,cavil,dissent,raise doubts,express doubt,express reluctance,express reservations,express misgivings,be unwilling,be reluctant,balk,hesitate,think twice,hang back,drag one’s heels,refuse,be cagey,boggle,kick up a fuss,kick up a stink
normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred
raise objections,object,take exception,take issue,protest,lodge a protest,cavil,dissent,raise doubts,express doubt,express reluctance,express reservations,express misgivings,be unwilling,be reluctant,balk,hesitate,think twice,hang back,drag one’s heels,refuse,be cagey,boggle,kick up a fuss,kick up a stink
normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred
raise objections,object,take exception,take issue,protest,lodge a protest,cavil,dissent,raise doubts,express doubt,express reluctance,express reservations,express misgivings,be unwilling,be reluctant,balk,hesitate,think twice,hang back,drag one’s heels,refuse,be cagey,boggle,kick up a fuss,kick up a stink
noun
the action of objecting to or hesitating over something.
they accepted this ruling without demur
objection,protest,protestation,complaint,dispute,dissent,carping,cavilling,recalcitrance,opposition,resistance,reservation,hesitation,reluctance,unwillingness,disinclination,lack of enthusiasm,doubts,qualms,misgivings,second thoughts,a murmur,a peep,a word,a sound,niggling,griping,grousing,boggling,demurrers,demurral