On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Hesitating. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as hesitant or indecisive and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Hesitating meaning
present participle and gerund of hesitate
Synonyms of Hesitating
Using Hesitating
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of hesitate
- Useful related words include: hesitant, indecisive.
- In the example corpus, hesitating often appears in combinations such as: hesitating to, after hesitating, not hesitating.
Context around Hesitating
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hesitating
- In this selection, "hesitating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stop, keep, himself, uncertainly and start stand out and add context to how "hesitating" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after a hesitating start they and after hesitating for months. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hesitating" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hesitating
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
So, why are you hesitating? (5 words)
Stop hesitating and go for it. (6 words)
Many prospects aren’t hesitating to pick a school far away. (11 words)
What is happening is that though the central banks are hesitating about cutting interest rates – given the mess they have made in allowing inflation to take off I can understand why – the financial markets are doing that job for them. (40 words)
I wasn’t hesitating to say yes to the show, and I felt comfortable because I was working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, so I knew aesthetically, it wouldn’t be portrayed in a way that would seem cheap. (38 words)
As reported by CNN, former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton sent mixed messages when she said she did not want to run for president again, but after hesitating she added that she would like to be president someday. (38 words)
So, why are you hesitating? (5 words)
Example sentences (19)
Stop hesitating and go for it.
What is happening is that though the central banks are hesitating about cutting interest rates – given the mess they have made in allowing inflation to take off I can understand why – the financial markets are doing that job for them.
I wasn’t hesitating to say yes to the show, and I felt comfortable because I was working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, so I knew aesthetically, it wouldn’t be portrayed in a way that would seem cheap.
So, why are you hesitating?
When asked what gives her the confidence to attempt a shot like that, she admits to not hesitating.
You're going to miss this chance at $200 in savings for this pizza oven if you keep hesitating, so we highly recommend proceeding with your purchase as soon as you can.
But Trump decided to do it anyway after repeated questions from reporters about why he was hesitating to undergo screening when he had been exposed to at least three people who have tested positive for the virus.
Critics accuse Moon of being overly conciliatory to Beijing by hesitating to impose travel restrictions on Chinese visitors in the early stages of the outbreak,” Klingner told The Epoch Times in an email.
Many prospects aren’t hesitating to pick a school far away.
On a night not long afterward, I overheard him confess to my mother that he was having trouble summoning the names of drivers when he was announcing, and found himself hesitating uncertainly.
After hesitating for months, he finally had surgery, which he deemed “minor,” in February.
As reported by CNN, former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton sent mixed messages when she said she did not want to run for president again, but after hesitating she added that she would like to be president someday.
But after a hesitating start, they did rather well except for Musa Tarawally who was very uncomfortable right through.
Long after Sadie and Erik moved onto the national team, Scott continued to lend guidance to local young skiers, never hesitating to help when called upon.
They are not hesitating to pay a bit extra to buy products which are not harmful to the environment.
After initially hesitating over the issue, Wilson's Government in May 1967 lodged the UK's second application to join the European Community.
Bernhardt, R.M. Rilke, R. Musil), not even hesitating before transferring Broch's novel "The Sleepwalkers" to the stage.
While Queen Margaret was hesitating to make her next move, Warwick and Edward hastened to London.
White was still hesitating up to the time the label copy was made.
Common combinations with hesitating
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hesitating to 7×
- after hesitating 3×
- not hesitating 2×
- was hesitating 2×