hesitatingly

Hesitatingly, and like a clumsy yokel, I blurted: I have been wondering whether you cared for the performance I gave?

No, Mildred; my violin is different from any other I have ever seen, this hesitatingly and with great effort at composure.

"I—we—we are very sorry to trouble you," said Betty hesitatingly, as the musician made no effort to break the silence.

Despair grips my heart, as I hesitatingly admit to myself the probable truth.

Weston looked at her a moment hesitatingly, and then made a little gesture of deprecation.