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Uncommonhalted
The correct spelling is halted.
How to pronounce halted
/ˈhɔːltɪd/
verbIPA: /ˈhɔːltɪd/
Say it like: Hal-ted
The correct spelling is halted. To limp; move with a limping gait. For example: "The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week."
Usage Examples
“The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To limp; move with a limping gait.
- 2.To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.
- 3.To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.
- 4.To waver.
- 5.To falter.
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