halting
Americanadjective
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faltering or hesitating, especially in speech.
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faulty or imperfect.
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limping or lame.
a halting gait.
adjective
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hesitant
halting speech
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lame
Other Word Forms
- haltingly adverb
- haltingness noun
- unhalting adjective
- unhaltingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of halting
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; halt 2, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Robert Hendricks immediately emailed his wealth adviser after seeing headlines on X saying Blue Owl Capital OWL 2.78%increase; green up pointing triangle was halting redemptions in one of its private-credit funds.
In response, Beijing retaliated by halting flights to Japan and threatening to ban Japanese seafood imports.
He proposed halting the formal approval of the U.S.-EU trade deal at a meeting later on Monday.
From Barron's
In Connecticut, which along with New York and New Jersey comprises the metropolitan Tri-state area, Governor Ned Lamont signed an emergency order halting all commercial vehicles from traveling on highways across the state.
From BBC
Investor confidence in private credit received a jolt this past week with the news that Blue Owl was halting redemptions from its Blue Owl Capital Corp.
From MarketWatch
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