hésiter bedeutet auf Englisch

hesitate [hesitated, hesitating, hesitates]▼◼◼◼(to stop or pause respecting decision or action)
verb
[UK: ˈhe.zɪ.teɪt] [US: ˈhe.zə.ˌtet]I hesitate to ask John to help. = J'hésite à demander de l'aide à John.

vacillate [vacillated, vacillating, vacillates]▼◼◻◻(to swing from one course of action or opinion to another)
verb
[UK: ˈvæ.sɪ.leɪt] [US: ˈvæ.sə.ˌlet]Unsure of which suitor she wanted to marry, the princess vacillated, saying now one, now the other. = Ne sachant avec quel prétendant elle voulait se marier, la princesse hésitait, nommant tantôt l'un, tantôt l'autre.

have second thoughts▼◼◻◻(to change one's opinion)
verb

hover [hovered, hovering, hovers]▼◼◻◻(to waver, or be uncertain)
verb
[UK: ˈhɒ.və(r)] [US: ˈhə.vər]