hesitating

Meaning

hesitate

  1. (intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
  2. (intransitive) To stammer; to falter in speaking.
  3. (poetic, rare, transitive) To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.

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Synonyms

vacillating
irresolute
wavering
30k
hesitant
21k
indecisive
29k
hesitation
C2
uncertain
C2
pausing
46k
undecided
28k
halting
doubtful
C2
linger
C2
muddled
27k
of two minds
plastic
B2
procrastinating
prolonging
42k
protracting
reluctant
C2
shilly-shally
shrinking
C2
slow
A2
staggering
C2
stammering
C1
stealthy
32k
sticky
C1
stiff
C1
suspicious
B2
tentative
31k
thick
B2
unwilling
C2
viscous
45k

wander about

two-minded

undetermined
39k
hesitative
adhesive
25k
cohesive
31k
confused
B1
😕
disconnected
C2
faltering
44k
furtive
44k
gluey
glutinous
gummy
22k
indecision
38k
Translations

zögernd
hésitant
عتم
Unentschlossenheit

Unschlüssigkeit

Wankelmut
Zögern
Schwanken
incertain
esitante
titubante
districtus
indeciso

التردّد

débil
Frequency

20k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪŋ/

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