halting
faltering or hesitating, especially in speech.
faulty or imperfect.
limping or lame: a halting gait.
Origin of halting
1Other words from halting
- halt·ing·ly, adverb
- halt·ing·ness, noun
- un·halt·ing, adjective
- un·halt·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby halting
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How to use halting in a sentence
The AMOC has captured the popular imagination because of its depiction in the lurid sci-fi film “The Day After Tomorrow,” in which various disastrous events occur after a sudden halting of the current.
Scientists see stronger evidence of slowing Atlantic Ocean circulation, an ‘Achilles’ heel’ of the climate | Chris Mooney, Andrew Freedman | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostThe regime, meanwhile, has its own incentives for halting the violence in the city.
Local Truces Are Syria’s Sad Little Pieces of Peace | Joshua Hersh | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat potential damage has the halting of research on psychedelics caused?
And then Sotloff is presented to the camera and Obama is challenged to save him by halting the bombing.
Medieval Cruelty in Modern Times: ISIS Thugs Behead American Journalist | Christopher Dickey | August 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the longer term, she sees big strides in preventing tartar build-up and halting receding gums.
After four years of a halting recovery, Bernanke said, things are looking up.
halting his squad, Lawrence dismounted, and taking Harry, they carefully made their way to the brow of a hill which lay in front.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnMr. Middleton, with shaking limbs and halting footsteps, assisted his wife to her room.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnBeneath this melodrama, the circumstances are recounted at great length, and some halting verses conclude the mournful narration.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperVarney was on his way to the house before the footman had finished his halting explanation.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteSome leap to the strains with unapt foot, and make a halting figure in the universal dance.
The Pocket R.L.S. | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for halting
/ (ˈhɔːltɪŋ) /
hesitant: halting speech
lame
Derived forms of halting
- haltingly, adverb
- haltingness, noun
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