hesitating

English

Alternative forms

• hæsitating (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪŋ/

Verb

hesitating

1. present participle and gerund of hesitate

Noun

hesitating (plural hesitatings)

1. hesitation
   • 1836, Charles Dickens, The mistaken milliner. A tale of ambition:

     Miss Martin, after sundry hesitatings and coughings, with a preparatory choke or two, […] commenced a species of treble chirruping […]

Anagrams

• atheisting, athetising, eating shit