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halting
halt·ing H0032900 (hôl′tĭng)adj.1. Hesitant or wavering: a halting voice.2. Imperfect; defective: halting verse.3. Limping; lame. halt′ing·ly adv.halting (ˈhɔːltɪŋ) adj1. hesitant: halting speech. 2. lame ˈhaltingly adv ˈhaltingness nhalt•ing (ˈhɔl tɪŋ) adj. 1. faltering or hesitating, esp. in speech. 2. faulty or imperfect. 3. limping or lame: a halting gait. [1375–1425] halt′ing•ly, adv. halt′ing•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | halting - disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"crippled, game, gimpy, halt, lameunfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" | | 2. | halting - fragmentary or halting from emotional strain; "uttered a few halting words of sorrow"broken - not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs" |
haltingadjective faltering, stumbling, awkward, hesitant, laboured, stammering, imperfect, stuttering The officer replied in halting German.haltingadjectiveGiven to or exhibiting hesitation:hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, pendulous, shilly-shally, tentative, timid, vacillant, vacillatory.TranslationsholprigesitantezoppicanteEncyclopediaSeehalthalting
Synonyms for haltingadj falteringSynonyms- faltering
- stumbling
- awkward
- hesitant
- laboured
- stammering
- imperfect
- stuttering
Synonyms for haltingadj given to or exhibiting hesitationSynonyms- hesitant
- indecisive
- irresolute
- pendulous
- shilly-shally
- tentative
- timid
- vacillant
- vacillatory
Synonyms for haltingadj disabled in the feet or legsSynonyms- crippled
- game
- gimpy
- halt
- lame
Related Wordsadj fragmentary or halting from emotional strainRelated Words |