To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
To stammer; to falter in speaking.
To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
To be indecisive or in a state of confusion; to dither.
To move or swing about.
A state of indecision or confusion; a panicked state; a flap, fluster, or dither.