After much hemming and hawing and throat-clearing, she announced that she was leaving.
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Uninflected word — In the context of linguistic morphology, an uninflected word is a word that has no morphological markers (inflection) such as affixes, ablaut, consonant gradation, etc., indicating declension or conjugation. If a word has an uninflected form,… … Wikipedia
hesitant — adjective 1) she is hesitant about buying Syn: uncertain, undecided, unsure, doubtful, dubious, nervous, ambivalent, in two minds; Brit. havering, humming and hawing; informal iffy 2) a hesitant child Syn: tim … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
(sitting) on the fence — (informal) UNDECIDED, uncommitted, uncertain, unsure, vacillating, wavering, dithering, hesitant, doubtful, ambivalent, in two minds, in a quandary; neutral, impartial, non partisan, open minded; Brit. humming and hawing. → fence … Useful english dictionary
