hesitatingly

English

Etymology

hesitating +‎ -ly

Adverb

hesitatingly (comparative more hesitatingly, superlative most hesitatingly)

In a hesitating manner.
- 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, OCLC 751607383, page 66:
  As he passed the drawing-room door he heard Ethel say hesitatingly: "I - I heard you singing from the verandah."

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