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halting

[ hawl-ting ]

adjective

  1. faltering or hesitating, especially in speech.
  2. faulty or imperfect.
  3. limping or lame:

    a halting gait.



halting

/ ˈɔːɪŋ /

adjective

  1. hesitant

    halting speech

  2. lame
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󲹱پԲԱ, noun
  • ˈ󲹱پԲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 󲹱iԲ· adverb
  • 󲹱iԲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·󲹱iԲ adjective
  • un·󲹱iԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of halting1

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; halt 2, -ing 2
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The company said that it was temporarily halting production at some plants in Mexico and Canada because of the tariff uncertainty.

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"The EIS again offers the university the opportunity to bring this dispute to an end by halting its programme of cuts and ruling out compulsory redundancies."

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John’s halting efforts to march his ungainliness into a chaotic world mimic those of anyone who grew accustomed to ordered solitude or preferred it in the first place.

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After halting the train, Warner moved off the tracks and allowed the train to pass, before then approaching a Network Rail employee to tell him she was the person responsible.

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And, sure, it could just be that her matter-of-fact, unequivocal delivery that she’d rather be dead than poor is so halting to him, considering his state of mind.

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