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Meanings of hesitating for in English

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Usage of hesitating for in English
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Drew shook it briskly, hesitating for the slightest moment before saying good-bye.
Russian Winter
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Twice or thrice she looked pained: Beauchamp was hesitating for the word.
Beauchamp's Career — Complete
3
She looked at me a moment and seemed hesitating for an answer.
A Soldier of Virginia: A Tale of Colonel Washington and Braddock...
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I glanced at Captain Simpson and Lieutenant Boyd, hesitating for a moment.
The Hidden Children
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He had spent a long time contemplating these trees, hesitating for many years.
Kennedy's brain
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After hesitating for a moment the priest was obliged to confess the truth.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 2
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But after hesitating for a moment he gave up that idea.
The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance
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Then Steve Smith was almost run out after hesitating for a third run.
News.com.au
9
After hesitating for a moment or two, Lefroy did put the knife down.
Dr. Wortle's School
10
Now-ishe in love with her, and hesitating for social reasons?
Lady Rose's Daughter
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He looked down at me a moment, and seemed hesitating for an answer.
A Soldier of Virginia: A Tale of Colonel Washington and Braddock...
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After hesitating for some time, as if he felt very uneasy, he said:
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories
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Then hesitating for a moment how to express time, I pointed to the sun.
The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
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Dalton went to his room and moved to the monitor, hesitating for a second.
The darkest touch
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After hesitating for a moment, she took the phone and punched in Lorie's number.
Silent killer
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She stood hesitating for a moment, then she turned and moved to the mantel-piece.
The Masquerader
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Hesitating for through the time
Hesitating for across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common