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Meanings of slight hesitation in English

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Usage of slight hesitation in English
1
But get under way as soon as possible.' Again the slight hesitation.
Man of War
2
There was a slight hesitation on the other end of the line.
Altered carbon
3
I thought I detected a slight hesitation in Hunt before he answered,-
An Antarctic Mystery
4
After some slight hesitation she stooped gracefully and picked up the bouquet.
Revenge!
5
There was a slight hesitation, and the policeman's voice could be heard:
Hugo: A Fantasia on Modern Themes
6
It is simply an instruction,' said the other, after a slight hesitation.
Lord Kilgobbin
7
This was difficult to do, but, after a slight hesitation, she said:
A Mummer's Wife
8
After only a slight hesitation, the answer came-butin a completely different voice.
Dexter Is Dead
9
There was a slight hesitation before she said, Her friends were good kids.
The frailty of flesh
10
There was a child's modesty then; the slight hesitation of something given prematurely.
The Hyperion Cantos
11
The slight hesitation in Chalmers's determination to leave told me I was right.
A knife edge
12
Her slight hesitation was all he needed to know she was in trouble.
Stolen heat
13
After slight hesitation she sat down, burying her shoes in the fallen leaves.
The World for Sale, Volume 1.
14
No, he answered, only the slight hesitation in his step betraying his uncertainty.
Heart of gold
15
Blakeney had perceived the slight hesitation when Déroulède mentioned those dependent upon him.
I Will Repay
16
For the first time there was a slight hesitation in Gora's raucous tones.
The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time
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Slight hesitation through the time
Slight hesitation across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common