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[ hawl-ting ] / ˈhɔl tɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR halting ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefaltering or hesitating, especially in speech. faulty or imperfect. limping or lame: a halting gait. Origin of haltinglate Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at halt2, -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM haltinghalt·ing·ly, adverbhalt·ing·ness, nounun·halt·ing, adjectiveun·halt·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby haltingHalsted's operation, Halsted's suture, halt, halter, haltere, halting, Haltom City, Halton, Halton Hills, halutz, halvah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for haltingThe 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|DAILY BEAST What potential damage has the halting of research on psychedelics caused? Psychedelics Are Ready for a Comeback|Abby Haglage|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST In the longer term, she sees big strides in preventing tartar build-up and halting receding gums. Oil Pulling: Miracle Cure or Oily Mess?|DailyBurn|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After four years of a halting recovery, Bernanke said, things are looking up. Bernanke Drop the Mic as He Exits the Fed|Daniel Gross|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST Halting a few paces away, Tracy motioned to us to avoid moving the bushes, but to approach the fence and look between the rails. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2|Jacob Dolson Cox At the second halting, an hour later, still another sorting was made. War from the Inside|Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) Hitchcock From her muse she was roused by the halting of the carriage. The Unwilling Vestal|Edward Lucas White He quitted us, as he spoke, and went about the field with slow steps, halting often to look and listen. Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood "It is a trifle whether you breakfast in bed or not," he said suddenly, halting in his walk and standing before her. Destiny|Charles Neville Buck
British Dictionary definitions for halting
adjectivehesitanthalting speech lame Derived forms of haltinghaltingly, adverbhaltingness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to haltingclumsy, labored, awkward, tentative, stumbling, stammering, bumbling, vacillating, lumbering, stuttering, slow, wavering, faltering, limping, doubtful, gauche, imperfect, indecisive, inept, irresolute |