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Hesitating - English meaning

Hesitating – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

Tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking.

Usage examples:

His hesitating delivery
verb

Pause in indecision before saying or doing something.

Usage examples:

She hesitated, unsure of what to say
verb

Present participle of hesitate

Usage examples:

She hesitated slightly before answering the detective's question., "do you love me?" she asked. he …

Hesitating translation into English

Hesitating: translate from English into Chinese

Translate hesitating into Chinese (Simplified)}
犹豫不决, 踟, 踯, 踌躇不决

Hesitating: translate from English into Dutch

Translate hesitating into Dutch}
Aarzelend, Weifelend

Hesitating: translate from English into French

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Hésitant

Hesitating: translate from English into German

Translate hesitating into German}
Zögernd

Hesitating: translate from English into Hindi

Translate hesitating into Hindi}
झिझक, संशयशील, दुविधा में पड़ा हुआ, हिचहिचानेवाला, अस्थिरचित्त

Hesitating: translate from English into Italian

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Esitante

Hesitating: translate from English into Korean

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망설이다, 주저하는

Hesitating: translate from English into Russian

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Колеблющийся, Нерешительный

Hesitating: translate from English into Spanish

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Dudando

Word origin

early 17th century: from Latin haesitat- ‘stuck fast, left undecided’, from the verb haesitare, from haerere ‘stick, stay’.

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