haltingadjective
uk/ˈhɒl.tɪŋ/us/ˈhɑːl.t̬ɪŋ/stopping often while you are saying or doing something, especially because you are nervous:
He spoke quietly, in halting English.
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Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- doddery
- falter
- galumphing
- limp
- lollop
- lumber
- lurch
- reel
- schlep
- shamble
- shuffle
- squeeze
- stumble
- toddle
- toil
- totter
- trip (sb) up
- waddle
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Hesitating
Ways of talking
haltingly
adverb uk/ˈhɒl.tɪŋ.li/us/ˈhɑːl.t̬ɪŋ.li/
He spoke haltingly (= often stopping) about his experiences as a hostage.