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hesitate meaning in Hindi

हिचकिचाना hickicānā

/ˈhɛz.ɪ.teɪt/US/ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/

hesitate in Hindi: हिचकिचाना (hickicānā), झिझकना (jhijhaknā), सकुचना (sakucnā), सकुचाना (sakucānā). In English, hesitate means to stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.

Hindi words for hesitate

to hesitate, be reluctant
हिचकिचाना hickicānā
to hesitate
झिझकना jhijhaknā, सकुचना sakucnā, सकुचाना sakucānā

English meaning of hesitate

  1. verb To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
  2. verb To stammer; to falter in speaking.
  3. verb To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.

Full definition of hesitate

hesitate in a sentence

  • He hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment.

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Questions about hesitate in Hindi

What is the meaning of hesitate in Hindi?
Hesitate in Hindi is हिचकिचाना (hickicānā), झिझकना (jhijhaknā), सकुचना (sakucnā), सकुचाना (sakucānā).
hesitate का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Hesitate: हिचकिचाना (hickicānā), झिझकना (jhijhaknā), सकुचना (sakucnā), सकुचाना (sakucānā).
What does hesitate mean in English?
Hesitate means to stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.

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Hindi words from Wiktionary's Hindi entries whose English meaning is “hesitate”: झिझकना, सकुचना, सकुचाना, हिचकिचाना. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hesitate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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