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hesitantly

How many syllables in hesitantly?

  4 syllables

Divide hesitantly into syllables:   hes-i-tant-ly
Stressed syllable in hesitantly:   hes-i-tant-ly
How to say hesitantly:

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Synonyms for hesitantly


2 syllables
  • shyly
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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