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Halting Bre /ˈhɔːltɪŋ/Bre /ˈhɒltɪŋ/Name /ˈhɔːltɪŋ Adjective Noun](Especially Speech Movement) Stopping Starting Confident Hesitant

Front halting
Back BrE /ˈhɔːltɪŋ/BrE /ˈhɒltɪŋ/NAmE /ˈhɔːltɪŋ/

adjective


[usually before noun](especially of speech or movement) stopping and starting often, especially because you are not certain or are not very confident hesitant

a halting conversation a toddler's first few halting steps Europe's halting progress towards greater unity

 halt•ing•ly/BrE ; NAmE / adverb‘Well…’ she began haltingly.

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