as in ambivalent
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as in faltering
to show uncertainty about the right course of action
I didn't hesitate to tell them that what they were doing was wrong and that I wanted no part of it
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hesitating
Adjective
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If the show had portrayed one or both of them as ambivalent about the idea of being a parent — whether in general or in this broken, scary world in particular — then the idea of them staying would have made more emotional sense.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2025 -
In one of several photos released by the zoo on Friday, the rest of the herd appears ambivalent to Annie’s growing celebrity.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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The economic outlook has been shaky this year for recent graduates and others searching for employment opportunities, and may be shakier still after a slowdown in job growth last month.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Following a shaky tenure with the Denver Broncos, Wilson found himself on the Pittsburg Steelers last season in hopes of reviving his career.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Some chatted among themselves, waiting to understand the meaning behind the invitation Saffold passed out to a select few students only weeks before.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Armando, who was deemed healthy after receiving a treatment for an ear infection, is now one of the dogs waiting for his forever home at the shelter's Rob & Melani Walton Papago Park Campus.—
Karen Bartunek,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Watch any random movie in the Cannes selection and you’re bound to see a parade of opening credits signaling production resources from across Europe, including many national film funds.—
Eric Kohn,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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The bill also calls for the State Department of Education to conduct random surprise visits at private special education institutions.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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If being entirely aimless isn’t your thing, there is a way to add a bit of structure to it.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The scenes here are clunky and don’t always move the story along — there’s an aimless but moderately funny one of Wolff speed dating.—
Jake Coyle,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Hesitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hesitating. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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