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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

hesitating en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪŋ/
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Meanings

  1. (no-gloss) [no gloss]

Forms

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hæsitating alternative lexicographic
more hesitating Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most hesitating Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

hesitatingness · unhesitating · hesitatingly

hesitating en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪŋ/
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Meanings

  1. hesitation
    • Miss Martin, after sundry hesitatings and coughings, with a preparatory choke or two, […] commenced a species of treble chirruping […] 1836, Charles Dickens, The mistaken milliner. A tale of ambition:

Forms

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hesitatings Number=Plur lexicographic
hæsitating alternative lexicographic

hesitating en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪŋ/
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Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of hesitate
    form of hesitate

Forms

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hæsitating alternative lexicographic