Palabra del día / Word of the day
¡Buenos días! Good morning!
titubear
De titubar.
- intr. Oscilar, perdiendo la estabilidad y firmeza.
- intr. Tropezar o vacilar en la elección o pronunciación de las palabras.
- intr. Sentir perplejidad en algún punto o materia.
hesitate /ˈhɛzəˌteɪt/ verb
hesitates; hesitated; hesitating
1 [no object] : to stop briefly before you do something especially because you are nervous or unsure about what to do
- She hesitated and waited for her friend to say something.
- He hesitated about/over accepting the job.
2 [+ object] : to be unwilling to do something because of doubt or uncertainty
- I sometimes hesitate to say what I am really thinking.
- I hesitated to come without being asked.
- I wouldn't hesitate to ask for your help if I felt I needed it.
- Don't hesitate to call if there is a problem.
he who hesitates is lost
— used to say that it is important to make decisions and do things in a quick and definite way
— hesitation
/ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃən/ noun
[noncount]
- A moment's hesitation could have cost him his life.
- He showed no hesitation about/over accepting the job.
- I would do it again without hesitation. [=with no delay or doubts]
[count]
- After several brief hesitations he proceeded.
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/hesitate
stammer /ˈstæmɚ/ verb
stammers; stammered; stammering
: to speak with many pauses and repetitions because you have a speech problem or because you are very nervous, frightened, etc.
[no object]
- He stammers [=stutters] when he's nervous.
[+ object]
- “I d-don't know what you're talking about!” she stammered.
- He stammered an excuse and fled.
— stammer
noun [singular]
- He develops a stammer [=stutter] when he's nervous.
— stammerer
/ˈstæmɚrɚ/ noun, plural stammerers [count]
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/stammer