pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 2
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 2
| hesitate |
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| waffle |
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| waver |
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"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"verb frames
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
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