haltingn.¹

/ˈhɔːltɪŋ/

Etymology: < halt v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action of limping or walking lamely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > limping

haltingc1440

hipping1440

limphalting1549

claudication1555

limping1555

halt1599

limpingness1753

limp1818

hippity-hop1845

gimp1925

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 224/2 Haltynge, claudicacio.

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) iii. 147 b And when he shall walke upright by himselfe, he may boldlie take uppe others for haultinge.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 6 Whether Lameness and Halting do still encrease among the Inhabitants.

b. transferred and figurative. (See halt v.¹ 4, 5.)

ΚΠ

c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) iii. xxx. 152 Ther is noon haltinge so foul as lyinge.

1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall sig. B4 I would the woorst were curbd with a checkthong, as bigge as a towpenny halter, for halting with a Queene so good and gratious.

1627 R. Sanderson Serm. I. 269 Without hollowness, halting, and hypocrisie.

a1680 J. Glanvill Serm. v. (R.) They lay in wait for our haltings.

1851 A. Helps Compan. Solitude vi A wonderful halting in their logic.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

haltingn.²

Etymology: < halt v.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhalting.

The action of making a halt; stopping; chiefly attributive. At or on which a halt is made, as halting ground, halting morning, halting point. (See also halting-place n.)

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > break in a journey > stopping-place on a journey > the action of stopping

arrestc1385

resta1387

halting1759

1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. I. v. 347 After halting three hours, she set out for Hamilton.

1818 M. M. Sherwood Stories Church Catech. (ed. 4) xxiv. 180 Halting Morning, the morning when there is no parade.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. x. 110 When they reached any of the halting-huts.

1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 62 When halting ground is reached, it may be necessary to filter the water.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

haltingadj.

Etymology: < halt v.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhalting.

1. That halts; limping, lame.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > limping

haltingc1384

limpish1570

limping1599

claudicant1624

dot and go one1768

hilching1786

hippity-hop1845

dot and carry one1851

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Micah iv. 6 I schal gedere the haltinge.

1483 Cath. Angl. 172/2 Haltande claudicans.

1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Fever Pestilence f. 60^v Better is an haltyng man whiche kepeth the right waie, then y^e swift ronner..that wandereth a straie.

1849 M. Arnold Strayed Reveller, & Other Poems 10 That halting slave, who in Nicopolis Taught Arrian.

2. figurative. Maimed; defective, imperfect, faulty.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [adjective]

untruec1220

unrighta1393

amissa1398

unproperc1400

rudec1475

bada1522

haltinga1533

unjust1554

rustical1660

unaccurate1660

inaccurate1665

unprecise1742

unexact1758

imprecise1805

inexact1828

ungrammatical1843

bum1896

dot and carry one1900

seat-of-the-pants1935

a1533 J. Frith Against Rastel (?1535–6) sig. Bvii^v That haltinge verse shall runne merelye..uppon his ryght feete.

1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 7 If anything be halting, or superfluous, or not so agreeable to the originall, the same may bee corrected.

1877 L. Morris Epic of Hades iii. 18 How to reach with halting words That infinite perfection.

3. Hesitating, wavering, shifting.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective]

twiredec888

orrathc1175

twofoldc1175

twifoldc1200

waveringc1315

uncertain1382

suspensec1440

mammeringa1450

flowing?1504

floghtering1521

vacillant1521

in a mammering1532

double-minded1552

unstaid1561

unresolute1570

unresolved?1571

staggeringa1577

frittle1579

irresolute1579

cheverel1583

off and on1583

halting1585

unsettleda1593

unresolving1599

demurring1607

waving1611

suspensive1614

hoveringa1616

startling1619

irresolved1621

hesitating1622

indetermined1628

variousa1643

branling1645

hesitant1647

non-sincere1656

hesitatious1657

humdrum1660

shuttlecock1660

yea-and-nay1672

swaying1688

interpendent1708

undetermined1718

Squadronec1720

hesitatorya1734

volanta1734

shilly-shally1734

dilly-dally1749

niffy-naffy1765

wiggle-waggle1778

undecided1779

undecisive1780

indecisive1787

conflicted1789

hesitative1795

undeciding1802

vacillating1814

yea-nay1827

demurrant1836

willy-nilly1839

shilly-shallying1842

oscillative1852

Hamletish1854

vacillatory1854

dilly-dallying1879

thistledown1897

weak-principled1913

not-quite1920

off-again on-again1923

dithery1931

havering1975

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > [adjective]

suspensec1440

suspensed1526

on hovec1540

ambiguous1550

staggeringa1577

suspended1576

in suspense1583

halting1585

suspensory1611

suspensive1614

(to stand or sit) on or upon the fence1828

1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. (1841) 273 Their halting hearts..their friendly words and malicious deeds.

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xvii. 601 The weak and halting policy of Edward II.

1878 B. Taylor Prince Deukalion ii. ii. 60 An easy way Between two worlds to suit the halting crowd.

Derivatives

ˈhaltingly adv. in a halting manner; limpingly, lamely (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adverb] > in limping manner

limpingly1579

haltingly1580

dot and go one1797

hippity-hop1845

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adverb] > in specific way: more imperfectly > defectively or faultily

faultily1577

haltingly1580

lamely1597

defectively1604

defectuously1604

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Boistement, haltingly.

a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 341 Him that walketh in the way, although it be haltingly.

ˈhaltingness n. defectiveness, imperfection, faultiness.

ΚΠ

1881 C. Rossetti Pageant & Other Poems 169 This Life is full..Of haltingness and baffled shortcoming.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹c1430

n.²1759

adj.c1384

单词	halting
释义	haltingn.¹ /ˈhɔːltɪŋ/ Etymology: < halt v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. a. The action of limping or walking lamely. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > limping haltingc1440 hipping1440 limphalting1549 claudication1555 limping1555 halt1599 limpingness1753 limp1818 hippity-hop1845 gimp1925 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 224/2 Haltynge, claudicacio. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) iii. 147 b And when he shall walke upright by himselfe, he may boldlie take uppe others for haultinge. a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 6 Whether Lameness and Halting do still encrease among the Inhabitants. b. transferred and figurative. (See halt v.¹ 4, 5.) ΚΠ c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) iii. xxx. 152 Ther is noon haltinge so foul as lyinge. 1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall sig. B4 I would the woorst were curbd with a checkthong, as bigge as a towpenny halter, for halting with a Queene so good and gratious. 1627 R. Sanderson Serm. I. 269 Without hollowness, halting, and hypocrisie. a1680 J. Glanvill Serm. v. (R.) They lay in wait for our haltings. 1851 A. Helps Compan. Solitude vi A wonderful halting in their logic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2021). haltingn.² Etymology: < halt v.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhalting. The action of making a halt; stopping; chiefly attributive. At or on which a halt is made, as halting ground, halting morning, halting point. (See also halting-place n.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > break in a journey > stopping-place on a journey > the action of stopping arrestc1385 resta1387 halting1759 1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. I. v. 347 After halting three hours, she set out for Hamilton. 1818 M. M. Sherwood Stories Church Catech. (ed. 4) xxiv. 180 Halting Morning, the morning when there is no parade. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. x. 110 When they reached any of the halting-huts. 1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 62 When halting ground is reached, it may be necessary to filter the water. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019). haltingadj. Etymology: < halt v.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhalting. 1. That halts; limping, lame. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > limping haltingc1384 limpish1570 limping1599 claudicant1624 dot and go one1768 hilching1786 hippity-hop1845 dot and carry one1851 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Micah iv. 6 I schal gedere the haltinge. 1483 Cath. Angl. 172/2 Haltande claudicans. 1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Fever Pestilence f. 60^v Better is an haltyng man whiche kepeth the right waie, then y^e swift ronner..that wandereth a straie. 1849 M. Arnold Strayed Reveller, & Other Poems 10 That halting slave, who in Nicopolis Taught Arrian. 2. figurative. Maimed; defective, imperfect, faulty. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [adjective] untruec1220 unrighta1393 amissa1398 unproperc1400 rudec1475 bada1522 haltinga1533 unjust1554 rustical1660 unaccurate1660 inaccurate1665 unprecise1742 unexact1758 imprecise1805 inexact1828 ungrammatical1843 bum1896 dot and carry one1900 seat-of-the-pants1935 a1533 J. Frith Against Rastel (?1535–6) sig. Bvii^v That haltinge verse shall runne merelye..uppon his ryght feete. 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 7 If anything be halting, or superfluous, or not so agreeable to the originall, the same may bee corrected. 1877 L. Morris Epic of Hades iii. 18 How to reach with halting words That infinite perfection. 3. Hesitating, wavering, shifting. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective] twiredec888 orrathc1175 twofoldc1175 twifoldc1200 waveringc1315 uncertain1382 suspensec1440 mammeringa1450 flowing?1504 floghtering1521 vacillant1521 in a mammering1532 double-minded1552 unstaid1561 unresolute1570 unresolved?1571 staggeringa1577 frittle1579 irresolute1579 cheverel1583 off and on1583 halting1585 unsettleda1593 unresolving1599 demurring1607 waving1611 suspensive1614 hoveringa1616 startling1619 irresolved1621 hesitating1622 indetermined1628 variousa1643 branling1645 hesitant1647 non-sincere1656 hesitatious1657 humdrum1660 shuttlecock1660 yea-and-nay1672 swaying1688 interpendent1708 undetermined1718 Squadronec1720 hesitatorya1734 volanta1734 shilly-shally1734 dilly-dally1749 niffy-naffy1765 wiggle-waggle1778 undecided1779 undecisive1780 indecisive1787 conflicted1789 hesitative1795 undeciding1802 vacillating1814 yea-nay1827 demurrant1836 willy-nilly1839 shilly-shallying1842 oscillative1852 Hamletish1854 vacillatory1854 dilly-dallying1879 thistledown1897 weak-principled1913 not-quite1920 off-again on-again1923 dithery1931 havering1975 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > [adjective] suspensec1440 suspensed1526 on hovec1540 ambiguous1550 staggeringa1577 suspended1576 in suspense1583 halting1585 suspensory1611 suspensive1614 (to stand or sit) on or upon the fence1828 1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. (1841) 273 Their halting hearts..their friendly words and malicious deeds. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xvii. 601 The weak and halting policy of Edward II. 1878 B. Taylor Prince Deukalion ii. ii. 60 An easy way Between two worlds to suit the halting crowd. Derivatives ˈhaltingly adv. in a halting manner; limpingly, lamely (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adverb] > in limping manner limpingly1579 haltingly1580 dot and go one1797 hippity-hop1845 the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adverb] > in specific way: more imperfectly > defectively or faultily faultily1577 haltingly1580 lamely1597 defectively1604 defectuously1604 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Boistement, haltingly. a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 341 Him that walketh in the way, although it be haltingly. ˈhaltingness n. defectiveness, imperfection, faultiness. ΚΠ 1881 C. Rossetti Pageant & Other Poems 169 This Life is full..Of haltingness and baffled shortcoming. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹c1430n.²1759adj.c1384
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haltingadj.

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