Hangs back - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 07/02/2024

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Hangs back.

9 letter answer(s) to hangs back

HESITATES

interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
wavered

LAGS

cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
the act of slowing down or falling behind
the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"
throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

LINGERS

be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
leave slowly and hesitantly
move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"
take one's time; proceed slowly

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