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hesitatingly

🇬🇧 UK/'hezɪteɪtɪŋ/🇺🇸 US
C2

Definitions

adv.

In a hesitating manner; with pauses or uncertainty

犹豫地,踌躇地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
hesstick, cling, adhere
+
itgo
+
atto make, having
+
ingcontinuous / action of
+
lyin the manner of
=hesitatingly

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He hesitatingly admitted that he had made a mistake.

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