halting
pronunciation
How to pronounce halting in British English:
UK [ˈhɔ:ltɪŋ]
How to pronounce halting in American English:
US [ˈhɔltɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- disabled in the feet or legs
- fragmentary or halting from emotional strain
Word Origin
- halting (n.)
- "act of limping or walking lamely," late 14c., earlier haltinde (early 14c.), verbal noun from halt (v.2). Related: Haltingly.
Example
- 1. He asks in halting english if he did something wrong .
- 2. With bristling ire , unesco is seeking a meeting with the georgians to discuss the halting and reversal of the reconstruction .
- 3. Yet halting its rise in asia , as elsewhere , will be difficult .
- 4. Japanese businesses have responded by shuttering stores and halting factory operations throughout china to avoid being targeted .
- 5. These sanctions had an outsized impact . They proved instrumental in bringing pyongyang back to six-party talks aimed at halting its nuclear programme although the negotiations turned out to be fruitless .