adj
Meaning 1
Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- his halting speech
- her halting steps
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
halting
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
The action of one who halts; a stopping or hesitancy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of halt
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
fragmentary or halting from emotional strain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- uttered a few halting words of sorrow
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
disabled in the feet or legs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a crippled soldier
- a game leg
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crippled, halt, lame, gimpy, game
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: колеблив (kolebliv) — hesitant or broken
- Bulgarian: заекващ (zaekvašt) — hesitant or broken
- Dutch: stoppen — hesitant or broken
- Dutch: onderbreken — hesitant or broken
- Dutch: stil houden — hesitant or broken
- Māori: pāremoremo — hesitant or broken
- Spanish: titubeante — hesitant or broken
- Spanish: vacilante — hesitant or broken
- Spanish: entrecortado — hesitant or broken