halter
noun
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
were haltering
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past progressiveof halter.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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About the best we had been able to do had been to agree not to burn down each other's frat houses while we were haltering the Freshmen.
From At Good Old Siwash by George Fitch
