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halting

[ hawl-ting ]

/ ˈhɔl tɪŋ /

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adjective

faltering or hesitating, especially in speech.

faulty or imperfect.

limping or lame: a halting gait.

Origin of halting

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at halt², -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM halting

halt·ing·ly, adverb halt·ing·ness, noun un·halt·ing, adjective un·halt·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby halting

halsted's operation, halsted's suture, halt, halter, haltere, halting, haltom city, halton, halton hills, halutz, halvah

Example sentences from the Web for haltingly

“Nice meet you,” he said haltingly, in broken English, using my language since I did not speak his.

Iraq War 10th Anniversary: The Teamster |John Kael Weston |March 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
For another, we can remind ourselves how fluidly hate is taught, and how haltingly trust is restored.

Michigan State University Student Has His Mouth Stapled in Vicious Campus Hate Crime |Elisheva Goldberg |August 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Inside the dealership, Rudy Giuiliani is haltingly explaining his position on gun control.

Rudy Giuliani’s 2012 Tease |McKay Coppins |July 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Obama is now doing number 3—haltingly, but on the promised schedule.

The GOP vs. Democracy |Michael Tomasky |June 24, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

The ideals of liberty and self-determination, equality and the rule of law have haltingly advanced.

Obama's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech |Barack Obama |December 10, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
"Oh, I'm sorry," returned she haltingly, somehow checked in her warm rush of thought.

The Call of the Canyon |Zane Grey
An echo of it reached the Bishop, and so confused him that he haltingly repeated the obnoxious line.

The Damnation of Theron Ware |Harold Frederic
Seeking Nippers, I came upon him haltingly reading my diary aloud to an amused circle of cattlemen, in his quarters aft.

Tramping on Life |Harry Kemp
"You are indeed a good friend," murmured Marston slowly and haltingly.

John Frewen, South Sea Whaler |Louis Becke
He was a silent man, talking very little and haltingly; he impressed one as a refined artisan of some sort, perhaps a carpenter.

Under Four Administrations |Oscar S. Straus

British Dictionary definitions for haltingly

halting

/ (ˈhɔːltɪŋ) /

adjective

hesitant halting speech

lame

Derived forms of halting

haltingly, adverb haltingness, noun