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Hesitating vs Vacillating - What's the difference?

hesitating | vacillating | Related terms |

As verbs the difference between hesitating and vacillating

is that hesitating is present participle of lang=en while vacillating is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun hesitating

is hesitation.

As an adjective vacillating is

liable to vacillate; wavering, irresolute.

hesitating

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • hesitation
  • * (Charles Dickens)
    • Miss Martin, after sundry hesitatings and coughings, with a preparatory choke or two,

    vacillating

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Liable to vacillate; wavering, irresolute.