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Uncommonhalting
The correct spelling is halting.
How to pronounce halting
verb
Say it like: Hal-tin-g
The correct spelling is halting. 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.”
“her halting steps”
Meanings
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.
noun
- 1.The action of one who halts; a stopping or hesitancy.
adjective
- 1.Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.
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