Stop or pause before a decision or action, due to uncertainty or doubt.
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Examples for "hesitation"
Examples for "hesitation"
1But get under way as soon as possible.' Again the slight hesitation.
2He had no hesitation in expressing himself in favor of the former.
3The Deputy Foreign Minister said Mr Obama showed hesitation, confusion and disappointment.
4After a moment's hesitation, I went over to ask a final direction.
5He didn't understand my past objections, and certainly felt no hesitation himself.
1The President was not hesitating, in the weak sense of the word.
2I am hesitating less now than a week ago, he told reporters.
3He stood hesitating with the handle of the door in his hand.
4Yet just as the prize is within its grasp, Syria is hesitating.
5She stood hesitating and considering; she dare not let the boy out.
1Keeping your vision without wavering is difficult under the best of circumstances.
2Perhaps once strong with authority, time had left it weakened and wavering.
3His wavering hand cut the air in the sign of the cross.
4Already wavering in your new year's resolution to shed a few pounds?
5The scene had the wavering quality of something seen through troubled waters.
1The King in the ballad is in a state of virile indecision.
2I let him go, the opportunity lost to the paralysis of indecision.
3The mind of the country was in a pronounced state of indecision.
4Cohen believes that indecision on Don't Ask, Don't Tell might be pivotal.
5I have walked my floor, deep in thought, in puzzlement, in indecision.
1The vacillating man is always pushed aside in the race of life.
2Then Tommy gave him up in disgust; perhaps thought his conduct vacillating.
3Paul was following closely behind, vacillating between picture mode and video mode.
4For the weak and vacillating the consequences are likely to prove disastrous.
5I was a vacillating simpleton, and you held me in your trammels.
1He has been more thoughtful; and all the old vacillation is gone.
2One of the best-hearted men living, he did nothing in his vacillation.
3Her present attitude I set down to the vacillation of her character.
4Ambiguity or vagueness indicates either vacillation or the inability to formulate orders.
5When at last he did all trace of the vacillation had disappeared.
1Our ability to predict that effect is very limited, Tillerson replied, waffling.
2Then she gets the sap factor under control and realizes: He's waffling.
3Many insurers are waffling over where to sell insurance plans in 2018.
4Janet felt a surge of excitement-ifhe was waffling, she had him.
5She sipped hers like a bird, then started waffling like a madwoman.
Translations for demuring