hesitating
adjective
- unsure; slow
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪŋ/
noun
- hesitation
“Miss Martin, after sundry hesitatings and coughings, with a preparatory choke or two, […] commenced a species of treble chirruping […]”
verb
- present participle and gerund of hesitate