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- Dictionaryhalting/ˈhɔːltɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. slow and hesitant, especially through lack of confidence; faltering: "she speaks halting English with a heavy accent" Similar Opposite
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HALTING definition: 1. stopping often while you are saying or doing something, especially because you are nervous: 2…. Learn more.
: marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness. spoke in a halting manner. haltingly. ˈhȯl-tiŋ-lē. adverb. Examples of halting in a Sentence. She answered in a halting voice. The baby took a few halting steps. Progress in the negotiations has been halting.
adjective. If you speak or do something in a halting way, you speak or do it slowly and with a lot of hesitation, usually because you are uncertain about what to say or do next. In a halting voice she said that she wished to make a statement. The officer replied in halting German.
HALT definition: 1. to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening: 2. an occasion when something stops…. Learn more.
(especially of speech or movement) stopping and starting often, especially because you are not certain or are not very confident synonym hesitant. We carried on a halting conversation. a toddler’s first few halting steps. Europe’s halting progress towards greater unity. In halting French, I explained my plan. Topics Doubt, guessing and certainty c2
The adjective halting can describe something or someone with limping or disabled legs or feet. If you have sprained your ankle and it's icy out this winter, you will probably walk with a halting gait and walk slowly and carefully.
Halting definition: faltering or hesitating, especially in speech.. See examples of HALTING used in a sentence.
Define halting. halting synonyms, halting pronunciation, halting translation, English dictionary definition of halting. adj. 1. Hesitant or wavering: a halting voice. 2. Imperfect; defective: halting verse. 3. Limping; lame. halt′ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of...
to suddenly make somebody stop by frightening or surprising them; to suddenly stop because something has frightened or surprised you. The question stopped Alice in her tracks. Suddenly he stopped dead in his tracks: what was he doing? (figurative) The disease was stopped in its tracks by immunization programmes. Topics Feelings c2.
: to cease marching or journeying. 2. : discontinue, terminate. the project halted for lack of funds. transitive verb. 1. : to bring to a stop. the strike halted subways and buses. 2. : to cause the discontinuance of : end. halt hostilities. 2 of 4. noun. : stop. The car came to a halt. brought production to a halt. halt. 3 of 4. verb (2)
