The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PAUSE which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2020.
Hesitate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PAUSE | 27 % | 5 |
| FALTER | 20 % | 6 |
| WAVER | 15 % | 5 |
| DEMUR | 15 % | 5 |
| HEM | 7 % | 3 |
| BALK | 5 % | 4 |
| HAW | 4 % | 3 |
| HANGBACK | 2 % | 8 |
| STOP | 2 % | 4 |
| HEDGE | 2 % | 5 |
| HALT | 2 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hesitate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- waver
- pause
- vacillate
- falter
- shy
- doubt
- procrastinate
- delay
- shrink
- dither
- please
- blink
Crossword Answer definitions
PAUSE noun- A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.
- A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
- A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
- Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
- In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
- A break or paragraph in writing.
- A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
- (as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate
- To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
- To interrupt an activity and wait.
- To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
- To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
- To consider; to reflect.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PAUSE
- VCR button
- What "||" means on a YouTube video
- || on a YouTube video
- Break
- Caesura
- Button on a VCR
- Take ten
- Breather
- Interruption
- TiVo button
More clues leading to the result FALTER
- Bumble
- Miss a step
- Stumble
- Give way
- Show hesitation
- Lose one's footing
- Move unsteadily
- Hesitate
- Hesitate.
- Show uncertainty.
More clues leading to the result WAVER
- Seesaw
- Fluctuate
- Vacillate
- Be undecided
- Flag-___ (patriot)
- Be indecisive
- Be in doubt
- Hem and haw
- Run hot and cold
- Be wishy-washy
More clues leading to the result DEMUR
- Object
- Protest
- Take exception
- Beg to differ
- Say you disagree
- Voice one's opposition
- Express doubts
- Be opposed
- Refuse to agree
- Hesitate
More clues leading to the result HEM
- Shorten
- Stitch
- Finished edge
- Haw's partner
- Line of fashion
- Shorten, in a way
- Border on a piece of cloth
- Clothes line
- Designer's bottom line
- End of the A-line?
More clues leading to the result BALK
- Act the mule, maybe
- Umpire's decision
- Foil
- Pitcher's misstep
- Pitcher's error
- Pitcher's mistake
- Flinch
- Pitching infraction
- Refuse to cooperate
- Mound miscue
More clues leading to the result HAW
- "Hee-__"
- Hem and __
- Command to a horse
- Hem's partner
- Hee ___
- Turn left
- Word that can mean "hesitate" on its own, but usually partners with "hem"
- "Hee ___"
- Laugh line?
- Turn to the left
More clues leading to the result HANGBACK
More clues leading to the result STOP
- "__ the music!"
- Depot
- Halt
- Octagon message
- Organ piece
- Railroad-crossing word
- Scrub a mission
- Cease movement
- Discontinue
- Glottal __
More clues leading to the result HEDGE
- Shrub border
- Natural fence
- Do some landscaping work
- Privet, e.g.
- Skirt the issue
- Border of green
- Clipped border
- Sidestep
- Beat around the bush
- Gardener's alternative to a fence