Explore Hesitation through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like vacillation or faltering. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hesitation meaning
- An act of hesitating
- Doubt; vacillation.
- A faltering in speech; stammering.
Synonyms of Hesitation
Using Hesitation
- The main meaning on this page is: An act of hesitating | Doubt; vacillation. | A faltering in speech; stammering.
- Useful related words include: vacillation, faltering, falter, waver.
- In the example corpus, hesitation often appears in combinations such as: without hesitation, no hesitation, hesitation in.
Context around Hesitation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hesitation
- In this selection, "hesitation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, initial, expressed, slight, comes, dropkick and cremates stand out and add context to how "hesitation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a slight hesitation at first and and without hesitation cremates maki. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hesitation" sits close to words such as alps, antisemitic and baxter, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hesitation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Axiom hit Kemp with a Hesitation Dropkick. (7 words)
Despite his initial hesitation, he took the role. (8 words)
It’s possible that we’ll get over our initial hesitation. (11 words)
Having quipped earlier that middle class people have no problem in being confident enough to ask questions, there is a slight hesitation at first by those not wanting to admit that they perhaps do not know the truth of life on the fringes of society. (45 words)
However, netizens were quick to draw comparisons between Kareena and Alia stating that the newly minted mom is touching and holding the hand of a female man without any hesitation, and this not only seems unreal but also looks like a PR-driven activity. (44 words)
After months of hesitation, the U.S. said it will send 31 of its 70-ton Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, and Germany announced it will dispatch 14 Leopard 2 tanks and allow other countries to do the same. (39 words)
Crystal, with Allison dying in the show, was there ever any hesitation about returning as the character? (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
Unlike Macbeth's moment of hesitation before murdering his guest, 370 was dispatched without any hesitation.
According to Cooper this hesitation comes down to, perhaps unsurprisingly, anxiety — commonly found in insecure attachment styles.
After months of hesitation, the U.S. said it will send 31 of its 70-ton Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, and Germany announced it will dispatch 14 Leopard 2 tanks and allow other countries to do the same.
Axiom hit Kemp with a Hesitation Dropkick.
Back inside, we see Jogo arrive just in time to mourn Dagon's passing and, without hesitation, cremates Maki, Nanami, and Naobito.
Behind the hesitation lie concerns over the spread of misinformation, child protection, and personal data privacy.
Biden reiterated confidence that Congress would continue to provide Ukraine funding as needed despite some hesitation among Republican leaders at the growing cost of the war for American taxpayers.
But it was Bridport’s young side who hit the front in the 25th minute when George made a poor decision, lunging at an opponent and the referee had no hesitation in pointing to the spot.
But, I was chatting with one of my best friends about moving on from a breakup I went through last year and I expressed hesitation about meeting new guys on dating apps.
Crystal, with Allison dying in the show, was there ever any hesitation about returning as the character?
Despite his initial hesitation, he took the role.
Despite the hesitation, he doesn't stop his feet from moving which enables him to accelerate quickly and he finishes well too by falling forward.
Having quipped earlier that middle class people have no problem in being confident enough to ask questions, there is a slight hesitation at first by those not wanting to admit that they perhaps do not know the truth of life on the fringes of society.
He is instantly painted as a heartless, ruthless leader with no hesitation in getting what he wants.
Her instilled fear plays into her hesitation in opening up to Dina about her past and the significance of her tattoo, as we see in the video game.
He was the kind of person who recounted hitting a man on the head with a hatchet without any hesitation, and apparently without any misgivings.
However, netizens were quick to draw comparisons between Kareena and Alia stating that the newly minted mom is touching and holding the hand of a female man without any hesitation, and this not only seems unreal but also looks like a PR-driven activity.
I have no hesitation in saying that the RBI benefitted by the wisdom of Madhava Rao.
Inevitably, the murderous power of the supernatural Death Note put him on a dark path, and Light committed unspeakable acts without any regret or hesitation.
It’s possible that we’ll get over our initial hesitation.
Common combinations with hesitation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- without hesitation 56×
- no hesitation 33×
- hesitation in 25×
- of hesitation 15×
- any hesitation 15×
- hesitation and 10×
- the hesitation 9×
- hesitation to 9×
- hesitation the 7×
- hesitation that 7×