halting

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhaltinghalt‧ing /ˈhɔːltɪŋ $ ˈhɒːl-/ adjective TALK TO somebodyif your speech or movements are halting, you stop for a moment between words or movements, especially because you are not confident SYN hesitant We carried on a rather halting conversation. —haltingly adverbExamples from the Corpushalting• I felt our situation had been reversed: now I was the halting beginner, he was the fluent expert.• The initial, halting conversation would be about Masai bravery and the importance of showing no pain.• He looks extremely real and solid, and is clearly not illusory, but he talks in a stiff, halting manner.Origin halting (1300-1400) halt “to walk with difficulty”, from Old English healtian

单词	halting
释义	halting From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhaltinghalt‧ing /ˈhɔːltɪŋ $ ˈhɒːl-/ adjective TALK TO somebodyif your speech or movements are halting, you stop for a moment between words or movements, especially because you are not confident SYN hesitant We carried on a rather halting conversation. —haltingly adverbExamples from the Corpushalting• I felt our situation had been reversed: now I was the halting beginner, he was the fluent expert.• The initial, halting conversation would be about Masai bravery and the importance of showing no pain.• He looks extremely real and solid, and is clearly not illusory, but he talks in a stiff, halting manner.Origin halting (1300-1400) halt “to walk with difficulty”, from Old English healtian
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