To take exception to; SYN. except.

ETYM Poetic and R.
1. To interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; SYN. pause.
2. To pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; SYN. waver, swiver.

1. To cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
2. To hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress,

ETYM See Pause (n.).
To cease an action temporarily; SYN. intermit, break.

1. To postpone doing what one should be doing; SYN. stall, drag one's feet, dilly-dally.
2. Delay or defer action; be dilatory.

To leave slowly and hesitantly; SYN. linger, dally.

A feeling of diffidence about doing something; SYN. hesitancy.

Hesitance.

ETYM Latin haesitatio: cf. French hésitation.
1. Indecision in speech or action; SYN. vacillation, wavering.
2. The act of pausing uncertainly; SYN. waver, falter, faltering.

ETYM Pref. in- not + decision: cf. French indécision.
Doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; SYN. indecisiveness, irresolution.