hesitantadjective
uk/ˈhez.ɪ.tənt/us/ˈhez.ə.tənt/If you are hesitant, you do not do something immediately or quickly because you are nervous or not certain:
You seemed a bit hesitant about recommending that restaurant - is something wrong with it?
She gave me a hesitant smile.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hesitating
- dilly-dally
- dither
- falter
- foot
- halting
- hang
- hang back
- have a foot in both camps idiom
- haw
- hem
- hem and haw idiom
- hesitate
- hesitation
- hum
- hum and haw idiom
- pussyfoot
- shilly-shally
- sit
- sit on the fence idiom
hesitancy
noun [ U ] uk/ˈhez.ɪ.tən.si/us/ˈhez.ə.tən.si/
The president is not known for his hesitancy in such matters.
hesitantly
adverb uk/ˈhez.ɪ.tənt.li/us/ˈhez.ə.tənt.li/
She approached the teacher hesitantly.