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- Dictionaryhesitating/ˈhezəˌtādiNG/
adjective
- 1. tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking: "his hesitating delivery"
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Hesitate means to hold back in doubt or indecision, to delay momentarily, or to stammer. See synonyms, examples, word history, and usage of hesitate in a sentence.
Hesitating is the present participle of hesitate, which means to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it. Learn more about the verb form, usage and synonyms of hesitating with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Hesitate means to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it. Learn more about the verb form, the adjective form, and the noun form of hesitate, with examples and translations.
Hesitating means to pause or wait in uncertainty, to be slow to act, speak, or decide, or to be reluctant. Find the origin, pronunciation, and examples of hesitating and its synonyms in this online dictionary.
When giving bad news, people often hesitate. Sometimes it makes sense to hesitate and sometimes you just need to do what you have to do. Definitions of hesitate. verb. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness. “Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures”. synonyms: waffle, waver. see more. verb.
3 days ago · lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly. synonyms: hesitant.
to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job. Synonyms: falter, vacillate, waver. Antonyms: decide. to have scruples or doubts; be unwilling: He hesitated to break the law. to pause: I hesitated before reciting the next line. Synonyms: delay, demur. Antonyms: hasten.
