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Spanish
Etymology
From earlier titubar, from Latin titubāre (“to stagger, stammer, stutter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /titubeˈaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ti‧tu‧be‧ar
Verb
titubear (first-person singular present titubeo, first-person singular preterite titubeé, past participle titubeado)
- (intransitive) to hesitate
- (intransitive) to stutter
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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