Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hesitatingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: hes-i-tat-ing-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a hesitating manner.

Example Sentences

"“’E’s awful bad, sir," said the voice, hesitatingly."
"As he passed the drawing-room door he heard Ethel say hesitatingly: "I - I heard you singing from the verandah.""

Etymology

Etymology tree English hesitating Middle English -ly English -ly English hesitatingly From hesitating + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more hesitatingly (comparative) most hesitatingly (superlative)

Synonyms

hesitantly

Questions

What does hesitatingly mean?: In a hesitating manner.
Where does hesitatingly come from?: Etymology tree English hesitating Middle English -ly English -ly English hesitatingly From hesitating + -ly.

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