10 Letter Words for Hesitating
hesitating
9 Letter Words for Hesitating
gnathites, gnathitis, instigate, thingiest
8 Letter Words for Hesitating
estating, gahnites, giantish, gnathite, hattings, heatings, heisting, hesitant, ithagine, nighties, satinite, shetting, shitting, tangiest, thiasine, thiasite, thingies, tightens, tithings
7 Letter Words for Hesitating
anights, atheist, attinge, easting, eatings, gahnite, gainest, gainset, gattine, genista, gestant, hasting, hatting, heating, histing, hitting, ignites, ingates, ingesta, inhiate, insight, instate, isatine, nighest, nightie, satient, satinet, seating, setting, sheitan, shintai, shiting, shitten, sighten, signate, sinaite, sithing, sitient, sittine, sitting, staithe, stating, steatin, stengah, sthenia, tahinis, tangies, tanties, tashing, tasting, tathing, teasing, testing, tighten, tiniest, tintage, titanis, tithing, titians, tsigane
6 Letter Words for Hesitating
ageist, agents, anight, ashine, ashing, astint, astite, athens, athing, easing, eating, eights, estang, ettins, gainst, gaitts, ganesh, gatten, geisha, gesith, ghaist, ghatti, ghetti, giants, gisant, gittin, gthite, haeing, hagein, haints, hangie, hasten, hating, hestia, heting, hieing, hinges, histie, ignite, ingate, ingest, insite, isatin, naigie, neighs, nights, sainte, saithe, sangei, santii, satine, sating, sattie, seitan, seniti, shanti, shiite, sigint, signet, sithen, siting, sitten, snaith, snathe, sneath, snight, snithe, stagne, staith, statin, steigh, stenia, stinge, stithe, taeing, tahini, tahiti, tainte, taints, tangie, tangis, tanist, tantie, tashie, tasten, taties, teaing, teaish, tenias, tenths, thagis, thanes, thegns, theins, theist, thetas, thetin, thetis, thiasi, things, thitsi, thsant, tienta, tights, tinage, tineas, tinges, tinies, tintie, tisane, titans, tithes, titian, titien
5 Letter Words for Hesitating
aegis, agent, agist, ahent, ahing, ahint, aitis, angst, anigh, anise, antes, antis, ashen, ashet, ating, ehing, eight, enhat, entia, entsi, eshin, etang, etnas, ettin, gaine, gains, gaist, gaits, gaitt, gants, gates, gaths, geans, geast, geats, geisa, geist, geits, genas, genii, genit, gents, getah, getas, ghain, ghast, ghats, ghest, giant, gites, gnash, gnast, gnats, haine, hains, haint, haiti, hange, hangs, hanse, hants, hasnt, haste, hates, hatte, hatti, heast, heats, heist, hents, hiant, hiate, hinge, hings, hints, hsian, hsien, ignis, insea, inset, intis, naght, naish, nates, nathe, neath, neats, neigh, neist, niais, nighs, night, nisei, nitta, saine, saint, saith, sangh, sanit, satin, segni, sengi, senit, senti, shant, sheat, sheng, shent, shiai, shina, shine, shita, siena, sient, sieth, sight, signa, sinai, singe, singh, sithe, sitta, snath, snite, stage, staig, stain, stane, stang, state, stean, stegh, stein, steng, stent, stine, sting, stint, stite, stith, tahin, taigs, tains, taint, taise, taish, taits, tangi, tangs, tanhs, tanti, taste, tates, taths, tatie, tatin, teats, tenai, tenga, tenia, tenth, tents, testa, teths, thagi, thane, thans, thatn, thats, theat, thegn, theia, thein, thens, theta, thigs, thine, thing, thins, thisn, tiang, tiens, tiges, tight, tinea, tines, tinge, tingi, tings, tinta, tints, titan, tithe, titis, tsine
4 Letter Words for Hesitating
agen, ages, aget, agin, agit, agni, agst, aine, ains, aint, aith, aits, anes, anet, anis, ansi, ante, anti, ants, asin, ates, atis, atte, attn, eans, east, eath, eats, eigh, engs, etas, etat, eths, etna, gaen, gaes, gaet, gain, gait, gane, gant, gash, gast, gate, gath, gats, gatt, gean, geat, gein, geit, gena, gens, gent, gest, geta, gets, ghat, gien, gies, gins, gise, gish, gist, gite, gith, gits, gnat, haen, haes, hagi, hags, hain, hait, hang, hani, hans, hant, hasn, hast, hate, hats, hatt, heat, heii, heng, hens, hent, hest, hets, hies, higi, hine, hing, hins, hint, hisn, hist, hits, inga, inia, init, inst, inta, inti, isnt, isth, itai, itas, nagi, nags, naig, nais, nash, nasi, nast, nats, neat, negs, nesh, nest, neth, neti, nets, ngai, nies, nigh, nisi, nist, nits, sage, sain, sane, sang, sant, sate, sati, seah, sean, seat, seit, sena, sent, seta, seth, sett, shag, shan, shea, shet, shia, shin, shit, shtg, sian, sien, sigh, sign, sina, sine, sing, sinh, sita, site, sith, siti, snag, snig, snit, stag, stat, steg, sten, stet, stge, stie, taen, tags, taig, tain, tais, tait, tane, tang, tanh, tans, tash, tate, tath, tats, tean, teas, teat, tega, tegs, teng, tens, tent, test, teth, tets, thae, thai, than, that, thea, then, thig, thin, this, tien, ties, tige, tigs, tine, ting, tins, tint, tite, titi, tits, tshi, tsia
3 Letter Words for Hesitating
aes, age, ags, agt, ahi, ahs, ain, ais, ait, ane, ans, ant, ase, asg, ash, ast, ate, att, ean, eas, eat, ehs, eng, ens, est, eta, eth, gan, gas, gat, gen, get, gie, gin, gis, git, gns, gte, gtt, hae, hag, han, has, hat, hei, hen, hes, het, hgt, hia, hie, hin, his, hit, hts, ign, ihi, ihs, ing, ins, int, ise, ish, isn, ist, ita, its, nae, nag, nah, nas, nat, nea, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nis, nit, nth, sag, sah, sai, san, sat, sea, seg, sei, sen, set, sha, she, shi, sht, sie, sig, sin, sit, sta, stg, tag, tai, tan, tas, tat, tea, teg, ten, tes, tet, tgn, tgt, tha, the, tie, tig, tin, tis, tit, tng, tnt, tsh, tsi, tst
Definitions for Hesitating
[1] to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
[2] to have scruples or doubts; be unwilling: He hesitated to break the law.
[3] to pause: I hesitated before reciting the next line.
[4] to falter in speech; stammer: Embarrassment caused the speaker to hesitate.
[5] to hold back or be slow in acting; be uncertain
[6] to be unwilling or reluctant (to do something)
[7] to stammer or pause in speaking
Words related to Hesitating
hesitatedelaying, wavering, dawdling, irresolute, skeptical, uncertain, unsure
Words nearby Hesitating
hesitateheshvan, hesiod, hesione, hesitancy, hesitant, hesitate, hesitation, hesitation waltz, hesitative, hesper, hespere
Origin of Hesitating
e1615–25; < Latin haesitātus, past participle of haesitāre. See hesitant, -ate1
Other words from Hesitating
hes·i·tat·er , hes·i·ta·tor , noun
hes·i·tat·ing·ly , adverb
pre·hes·i·tate , verb (used without object), pre·hes·i·tat·ed, pre·hes·i·tat·ing.
Word origin for Hesitating
eC17: from Latin haesitāre, from haerēre to cling to
Synonyms for Hesitating
irresolute, skeptical, uncertain, unsure