Polyglot Dictionary

titubear

/tʃitubeˈaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
titubeo
preterite (eu)
titubeei
past participle
titubeado

Meaning

  1. to hesitate

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

German

zögern

zögern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to hesitate."

Spanish

titubear

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

Spanish

vacilar

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

Practice

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