In a state of mental suspense; waiting for the issue; doubtful, uncertain; undecided.

= suspense, adj. 1–3.

The action of tarrying or lingering; in on hove, in waiting, in suspense.

Of a person: uncertain of one's course of action; hesitating, wavering. rare. Obsolete.

That staggers, in intransitive senses of the verb. transferred and figurative. In early use often, †Hesitating, undecided.

Undecided, undetermined.

in suspense (const. clause, also of): undecided, doubtful, uncertain. Obsolete.

Hesitating, wavering, shifting.

Marked by or indicating mental suspense; doubtful, lacking certainty or assurance.

Inclined to suspend one's judgement; undecided in mind; of, pertaining to, characterized by, or in a state of suspense. (†rarely predicative.)

Phrases: chiefly U.S. (to standor sit) onor upon the fence: (to be) undecided in opinion, or neutral in action. (to be) on a person's, the other si…