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Meanings of hesitation in English
Portuguese
indecisão Spanish
vacilación Stop or pause before a decision or action, due to uncertainty or doubt.
Synonyms
Examples for "hesitating"
Examples for "hesitating"
1
The President was not hesitating, in the weak sense of the word.
2
I am hesitating less now than a week ago, he told reporters.
3
He stood hesitating with the handle of the door in his hand.
4
Yet just as the prize is within its grasp, Syria is hesitating.
5
She stood hesitating and considering; she dare not let the boy out.
1
Keeping your vision without wavering is difficult under the best of circumstances.
2
Perhaps once strong with authority, time had left it weakened and wavering.
3
His wavering hand cut the air in the sign of the cross.
4
Already wavering in your new year's resolution to shed a few pounds?
5
The scene had the wavering quality of something seen through troubled waters.
1
The King in the ballad is in a state of virile indecision.
2
I let him go, the opportunity lost to the paralysis of indecision.
3
The mind of the country was in a pronounced state of indecision.
4
Cohen believes that indecision on Don't Ask, Don't Tell might be pivotal.
5
I have walked my floor, deep in thought, in puzzlement, in indecision.
1
The vacillating man is always pushed aside in the race of life.
2
Then Tommy gave him up in disgust; perhaps thought his conduct vacillating.
3
Paul was following closely behind, vacillating between picture mode and video mode.
4
For the weak and vacillating the consequences are likely to prove disastrous.
5
I was a vacillating simpleton, and you held me in your trammels.
1
He has been more thoughtful; and all the old vacillation is gone.
2
One of the best-hearted men living, he did nothing in his vacillation.
3
Her present attitude I set down to the vacillation of her character.
4
Ambiguity or vagueness indicates either vacillation or the inability to formulate orders.
5
When at last he did all trace of the vacillation had disappeared.
1
Our ability to predict that effect is very limited, Tillerson replied, waffling.
2
Then she gets the sap factor under control and realizes: He's waffling.
3
Many insurers are waffling over where to sell insurance plans in 2018.
4
Janet felt a surge of excitement-ifhe was waffling, she had him.
5
She sipped hers like a bird, then started waffling like a madwoman.
Portuguese
aversão Catalan
indisposició Usage of hesitation in English
1
But get under way as soon as possible.' Again the slight hesitation.
2
He had no hesitation in expressing himself in favor of the former.
3
The Deputy Foreign Minister said Mr Obama showed hesitation, confusion and disappointment.
4
After a moment's hesitation, I went over to ask a final direction.
5
He didn't understand my past objections, and certainly felt no hesitation himself.
6
You're welcome to come with us, he said, after a moment's hesitation.
7
The Dauntless soldiers carry out unspoken orders without hesitation and without question.
8
After a moment of hesitation, he enfolded me within long, lean arms.
9
It was written in read it, without the slightest hesitation, in Valencian.
10
I said with hardly any hesitation, 'She hasn't made up her mind.
11
Right, you men saw how it's done: no hesitation, no standing about.
12
This is an honourable request and I agree to it without hesitation.
13
I sense your hesitation-yourreluctance to believe that it wasn't your fault.
14
There had been no hesitation in the laying on of the paint.
15
ESPN said it had had no hesitation in airing the emotional moment.
16
We have no hesitation in making this statement, Reuters news agency reported.
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Translations for hesitation
Spanish
Hesitation through the time
Hesitation across language varieties
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Common
United Kingdom
Common
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