hesitantly

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

afraid, terrible, turned

VERB + HESITANTLY

approaches, began, entered, nodded, smiled

HESITANTLY + NOUN

fate, german, rima, s

PREP.

in, off, with

ADV.

irrefusably, quietly, slowly

Definitions

adv

With hesitation.

The sounds from Barb's clarinet began to take the shape of a melody, played quietly at first, hesitantly, with a misblown note here and there.

It approaches irrefusably, hesitantly, terrible as fate, the great task and question: how shall the earth as a whole be managed? (Friedrich Nietzsche, 1885)

With reluctance.

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Synonyms

adverb — with hesitation

hesitatingly

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The sounds from Barb's clarinet began to take the shape of a melody, played quietly at first, hesitantly, with a misblown note here and there.

Wiktionary

It approaches irrefusably, hesitantly, terrible as fate, the great task and question: how shall the earth as a whole be managed? (Friedrich Nietzsche, 1885)

Wiktionary

Grigory hesitantly took her in his arms to kiss her, but she held him off, bent supply backwards and shot a frightened glance at the windows. 'They'll see!' 'Let them!' 'I'd be ashamed—'

Wiktionary

Tom began hesitantly.

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Tom nodded hesitantly.

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Tom smiled hesitantly.

Tatoeba · #3730007

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