hesitate

verb

1. (intransitive)To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.

   “He hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment.”

   “September 1, 1742, Alexander Pope, letter to Racine I shall not hesitate to declare myself very cordially, in regard to some particulars about which you have desired an answer.”

2. (intransitive)To stammer; to falter in speaking.
3. (poetic, rare, transitive)To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.

   “Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike.”