speak hesitantly
Frequency: 6.99.3 per million words
to talk in an uncertain or shy manner
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Examples (10)
- He began to speak hesitantly, unsure of how to convey the bad news.
- She always speaks hesitantly when addressing a large crowd.
- The child spoke hesitantly as he confessed to breaking the vase.
- If you speak hesitantly, people might question your confidence.
- After the accident, he could only speak hesitantly, his voice trembling.
- The witness spoke hesitantly, trying to recall the exact details.
- During the interview, he tended to speak hesitantly, which didn't help his case.
- I heard her speaking hesitantly to her boss about the overdue report.
- He would speak hesitantly in class, but privately he was quite articulate.
- Even after much practice, she still speaks hesitantly in public.