hang back

dithers

ˈdɪðə

verb

be indecisive.

I can’t bear people who dither

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

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dithering

ˈdɪðə

verb

be indecisive.

I can’t bear people who dither

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

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dither

ˈdɪðə

verb

be indecisive.

I can’t bear people who dither

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

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demurs

dɪˈməː

verb

raise objections or show reluctance.

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

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demurring

dɪˈməː

verb

raise objections or show reluctance.

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

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demurred

dɪˈməː

verb

raise objections or show reluctance.

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

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demur

dɪˈməː

verb

raise objections or show reluctance.

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

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