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hesitating definition

hesitating


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  hesitate 
 
  2  senses  of  hesitate 
 
  Sense  1 
  hesitate,  waver,  waffle 
  =>  dwell  on  linger  over 
  =>  boggle 
  =>  beat  around  the  bush 
  =>  hover,  linger 
  =>  hover,  vacillate 
  =>  falter,  waver 
 
  Sense  2 
  hesitate,  pause 
  =>  hem  and  haw 
  =>  scruple 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  hesitate 
 
  2  senses  of  hesitate 
 
  Sense  1 
  hesitate,  waver,  waffle 
  =>  dwell  on  linger  over 
  =>  boggle 
  =>  beat  around  the  bush 
  =>  hover,  linger 
  =>  hover,  vacillate 
  =>  shillyshally 
  =>  falter,  waver 
 
  Sense  2 
  hesitate,  pause 
  =>  hem  and  haw 
  =>  scruple 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  hesitate 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  hesitate 
 
  Sense  1 
  hesitate,  waver,  waffle 
  =>  doubt 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  hesitate 
 
  2  senses  of  hesitate 
 
  Sense  1 
  hesitate,  waver,  waffle 
 
  Sense  2 
  hesitate,  pause 
  =>  delay 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  hesitate 
 
  hesitate  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  hesitate 
 
  Sense  1 
  hesitate,  waver,  waffle 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  hesitate,  pause 
  =>  delay 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  hesitate 
 
  The  verb  hesitate  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (16)  hesitate,  waver,  waffle  --  (pause  or  hold  back  in  uncertainty  or  unwillingness:  "Authorities  hesitate  to  quote  exact  figures.") 
  2.  (9)  hesitate,  pause  --  (interrupt  temporarily  an  activity  before  continuing;  "The  speaker  paused") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  hesitating 
 
  The  adj  hesitating  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  hesitant,  hesitating,  irresolute  --  (lacking  decisiveness  of  character;  unable  to  act  or  decide  quickly  or  firmly;  "stood  irresolute  waiting  for  some  inspiration") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  hesitating 
 
  1  sense  of  hesitating 
 
  Sense  1 
  hesitant,  hesitating,  irresolute 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  indecisive)  ->  decisive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  hesitating 
 
  1  sense  of  hesitating 
 
  Sense  1 
  hesitant,  hesitating,  irresolute 
  =>  indecisive  (vs.  decisive) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  hesitating 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  hesitating 
 
  hesitating  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  hesitating 
  hesitating 
  unhesitating 
 
  Overview  of  verb  hesitate 
 
  The  verb  hesitate  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (16)  hesitate,  waver,  waffle  --  (pause  or  hold  back  in  uncertainty  or  unwillingness:  "Authorities  hesitate  to  quote  exact  figures.") 
  2.  (9)  hesitate,  pause  --  (interrupt  temporarily  an  activity  before  continuing;  "The  speaker  paused") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  hesitating 
 
  The  adj  hesitating  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  hesitant,  hesitating,  irresolute  --  (lacking  decisiveness  of  character;  unable  to  act  or  decide  quickly  or  firmly;  "stood  irresolute  waiting  for  some  inspiration") 



hesitating definition