hesitatingly

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English

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Etymology

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From hesitating +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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hesitatingly (comparative more hesitatingly, superlative most hesitatingly)

  1. In a hesitating manner.
    • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, →OCLC, page 66:
      As he passed the drawing-room door he heard Ethel say hesitatingly: "I - I heard you singing from the verandah."