躊う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ためら
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 躊う – see the following entry.
躊躇ためら
[verb] to quell or restrain disordered emotions, such as due to high spirits or sadness: to calm one's feelings
[verb] to ease or alleviate the symptoms of disease
[verb] (by extension from sense 1) to take the time to think things through calmly before making a decision: to ponder something, to consider something
[verb] to calmly observe something
[verb] (by extension from transitive sense 3) to hesitate, to be undecided, to waver
(This term, 躊う, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)