Polyglot Dictionary

titubear

/tituβeˈaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
titubeo
preterite (yo)
titubeé
past participle
titubeado

Meaning

  1. to hesitate

    • Respondió sin titubear.

      He answered without hesitating.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

vacilar

titubear and vacilar are close synonyms for "to hesitate," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

titubear

titubear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to hesitate."

Portuguese

vacilar

vacilar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to hesitate."

Practice

1 What does titubear mean?

2 Fill the gap: Respondió sin ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches titubear?

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