The Collaborative International Dictionary
hesitating \hesitating\ adj. holding back because of doubt or lack of confidence.
Syn: hesitant, indecisive.
Wiktionary
alt. (present participle of hesitate English) n. hesitation vb. (present participle of hesitate English)
WordNet
adj. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly; "stood irresolute waiting for some inspiration" [syn: hesitant, irresolute]
Usage examples of "hesitating".
Dacey repeated sharply, hesitating, his head held at an angle that let her know he was thinking about all those behind him, choosing his words.
She found a spot that satisfied her just inside the nearest tree line—too close, but all right for tonight—and turned toward one of the gaps, not hesitating until she arrived at the wall.
Taken by surprise, the Traders startled, hesitating, falling momentarily silent.
Masera said, hesitating at the noise of Druid moving restlessly in the crate, the wire shifting, his toenails clacking—noises any trainer would know.
But she stood there, hesitating, her plump face a strange combination of paled skin with brightly flushed cheek patches.
Druid barked sharply, skittering sideways, and then trotted off toward the house in a purposeful way, hesitating once to look at Brenna and then making up his mind for good.
She stood, awkward for a moment, and then headed for the door, hesitating by her mother's chair to put a hand on her shoulder.
Clumsily, still on his knees, still dropping a hand to the ground for balance now and then, freezing and tilting his head in warning when Suliya once moved too suddenly, hesitating to watch Dayna when she murmured something about finding the nature trail and then eased away to do it, he approached.
Carey and Suliya were on him in an instant, even while Jess made it to her own feet, hesitating to join the fray when one more person could turn Ramble's resistance into utter panic and escape.
Her gaze skipped right over Carey, registering something not quite right but not hesitating there, and when she found the man slightly apart from them both, standing in the shadow of the closed doors, she knew she'd been right to prepare.
I was hesitating to decide whether I should simply leave quietly or wait until I could pay my respects when there was a light tap on the door.
Lila was hesitating, and I said, suddenly, "Whatever they do, they'd best do it!
They stopped abruptly when they saw us, hesitating until I walked out to meet them.
What it was I had no idea, but I stopped on one foot, hesitating to lower the other.
I stood there, gun poised, aware that it was empty, but hesitating to betray the fact to my enemy, whoever he was.