Distinguished by hesitation; hesitating.

Any of a series of shallow cuts made by people considering a suicide attempt, or trying out the weapon to ascertain its effectiveness. These wounds are often multiple, parallel, non-lethal cuts.

plural of hesitation wound

hesitating

plural of hesionid

(zoology) Any polychaete worm of the family Hesionidae.

A surname.

A surname.

plural of hesitating

plural of Hessian crucible