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Zögern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deferral noun An act of deferring, a deferment.
  • dither verb To tremble, shake, or shiver.
  • falter verb To lose strength, confidence, or momentum; to hesitate or waver.
  • halt verb To stop moving or operating, or to cause something to stop.
  • hesitate verb To pause before doing or deciding something because of doubt or reluctance.
  • hesitation noun A brief pause caused by uncertainty or reluctance before acting or deciding.
  • hover verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
  • linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
  • reluctance noun Unwillingness or hesitation to do something.
  • tarry verb (literary) To stay somewhere longer than planned, or to delay leaving.

Senses

Zögern is used for these senses in English:

  • deferral An act of deferring, a deferment.
  • dither (figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
  • falter (ambitransitive) To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
  • halt (intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.
  • hesitate (intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
  • hesitate (intransitive) To stammer; to falter in speaking.
  • hover To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.
  • linger (intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.

deferral — full definition

  1. noun An act of deferring, a deferment.
  2. noun A prepayment.

dither — full definition

  1. verb To tremble, shake, or shiver.
  2. verb To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
  3. verb To do something nervously.
  4. verb To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:

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