The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FALTERS , but the solution may also be BALKS which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in LA Times).
Hesitates crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FALTERS | 28 % | 7 |
| HEMS | 20 % | 4 |
| BALKS | 16 % | 5 |
| HALTS | 12 % | 5 |
| WAVERS | 12 % | 6 |
| PAUSES | 8 % | 6 |
| HAWS | 4 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hesitates
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- waver
- pause
- hesitations
- hesitation
- hesitancy
- hesitance
- hesitancies
- hesitant
- indecision
- indecisiveness
- hesitantly
- indecisive
Crossword Answer definitions
FALTERS verb- To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
- To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
- To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.
- To stumble.
- To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).
- To hesitate in purpose or action.
- To cleanse or sift, as barley.
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 FALTERS
- Makes a misstep
- Starts to lose momentum
- Stumbles
- Hesitates
- Hesitates in purpose.
- Shows uncertainty.
- Hesitates.
- Bumbles
- Bumbles, stumbles and hesitates
More clues leading to the result HEMS
- Does some alterations
- Garment edges
- Shortens
- __ in (surrounds)
- Finishes a skirt
- Partner of 61-Across
- Confines, with "in"
- Is unable to make a decision
- Surrounds, with "in"
- Bottom lines?
More clues leading to the result BALKS
- Randy Johnson miscues
- Pitching misfires
- Goofs as a pitcher
- Mound infractions
- Mound no-nos
- Refuses to proceed
- Has second thoughts
- Stubbornly refuses to proceed
- Illegal pitching moves
- Messes up on the mound
More clues leading to the result HALTS
- Breaks off
- Cuts short
- Goes no farther
- Quits mid-march
- Arrests
- Comes to a stop
- Obeys a sentry
- Heeds the sentry
- Brakes
- Reaches a standstill
More clues leading to the result WAVERS
- Shows uncertainty
- Vacillates
- Flickers.
- Shows doubt.
- Hesitates.
- Hesitates
- Flag fanatics
- Shilly-shallies
- Isn't decisive
- Is undecided
More clues leading to the result PAUSES
- Pregnant moments?
- Brief rests
- Takes a breather
- Hiatuses
- Commas signal them
- Obeys a comma
- Short stops
- Stops and waits
- Dash results
- Features of many impromptu speeches