hesitating

1. 1.

   lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

   Synonymshesitant

   Similarindecisive

Questions about hesitating

What does hesitating mean?

hesitating means "lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly".

How many syllables are in hesitating?

hesitating has 4 syllables: hes-i-ta-ting. The stress falls on "hes". In IPA it is /ˈhɛzəˌteɪtɪŋ/.

What is another word for hesitating?

Close synonyms include hesitant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hesitating a common word?

hesitating is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with hesitating?

6 words rhyme with hesitating. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.