halting

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of halt. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

   The crew kept halting work whenever it started to rain.

   Halting the experiment early was the safest choice.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Stopping and starting instead of moving smoothly, with lots of pauses.

   Like a car that keeps stopping and starting instead of moving smoothly.

   He gave a halting answer, stopping after every few words.

   Her halting English improved after a year of practice.

   Similarhesitant, faltering, unsteady, broken

   Oppositefluent, smooth, steady, confident

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   A stop or pause in movement or progress.

   Like pressing pause on a video for a moment.

   The sudden halting of the train threw passengers forward.

   There was a brief halting before the parade moved on again.

   Similarsuspension, stopping, cessation, hesitation

   Oppositeresumption, continuation

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