esitare — meaning in English

English meaning

• dither verb To quiver, shudder, or shake.
• hesitate verb To pause before doing or deciding something because of doubt or reluctance.
• hover verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
• vacillate verb To move or rock unevenly from one side to another.

Senses

esitare is used for these senses in English:

• dither (figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
• hover To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.
• vacillate (intransitive) To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.

dither — full definition

1. verb To quiver, shudder, or shake.
2. verb To keep changing your mind or put off deciding something.
3. verb To act in a nervous, fidgety way.
4. verb (computing) To add small random variation to digital data or an image, to smooth out visible steps in colour or sound.

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