Definitions for haltingˈhɔl tɪŋ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

halt•ingˈhɔl tɪŋ(adj.)

  1. faltering or hesitating, esp. in speech.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  2. faulty or imperfect.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  3. limping or lame:

    a halting gait.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of halting:

1375–1425

halt′ing•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game(adj)

    disabled in the feet or legs

    "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"

  2. halting(adj)

    fragmentary or halting from emotional strain

    "uttered a few halting words of sorrow"

Wiktionary

  1. halting(Adjective)

    prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken

Webster Dictionary

  1. Halting(u)

    of Hail

  2. Halting(u)

    of Halt


Translations for halting

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

limp(noun)

the act of limping

He walks with a limp.

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