halting

[hawl-ting]

adjective

1. faltering or hesitating, especially in speech.

2. faulty or imperfect.

3. limping or lame.

   a halting gait.

halting

/ ˈhɔːltɪŋ /

adjective

1. hesitant

   halting speech

2. lame

Other Word Forms

• haltingly adverb
• haltingness noun
• unhalting adjective
• unhaltingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of halting¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; halt ², -ing ²

Example Sentences

In addition to provisions aimed at halting the fighting, the proposal calls for Kyiv to agree to hold elections in 100 days.

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The push comes as Beijing perceives a strategic opening in the relative quiet on Taiwan from the U.S., which China sees as the only country capable of halting its agenda.

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Russia has shown little interest in halting the war except on its own terms.

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Though arguments could be made that halting other levies could lower prices on other goods, the White House isn’t likely to go much further, said Beacon Policy Advisors analyst Owen Tedford.

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Anthony Gottlieb sums him up in an engrossing biography, “Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy in the Age of Airplanes,” writing that “his charismatic gift was to be halting, self-deprecating and imperious all at the same time.”

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