noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
fractional hesitation
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a fractional hesitation before he said yes
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
brief
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His wife sat down and, after a brief hesitation , he followed her example.
slight
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As an Eric Clapton fan, I recommend this double album without the slightest hesitation .
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He succeeded and was left with just a slight hesitation in speech.
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With only a very slight hesitation she launched into her part.
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He had noticed the slight hesitation over the gender of the letter writer.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But be sure that others will not be so inhibited, and too much hesitation will lose the competitive race.
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Despite my general silence and hesitation , I must have shown enough of my reaction at certain times to make her wonder.
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He none the less walked right in and took charge, with no apparent hesitation , reluctance, shyness or lack of confidence.
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It indicates rather a degree of hesitation in the leadership of the party as to the correct cultural policy to be pursued.
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It was a hesitation that would ultimately cost Sculley his job.
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On the basis of these lists, though still with some hesitation , they decided that their views of marriage matched.