hesitate
verb (used without object)
to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination.
has been hesitating
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present perfect progressiveof hesitate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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He has been hesitating up till now and I have spared him.
From The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
