Halting
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The action of one who halts; a stopping or hesitancy.
"But alas ! alas ! the faintings, the haltings, the back-slidings of Christians, are enough to make us tremble while we rejoice in the hope set before us."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of halt form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.
"his halting speech"
Adjective
- 1 fragmentary or halting from emotional strain wordnet
- 2 disabled in the feet or legs wordnet
Example
More examples"Halting the decline of the planet's ecosystems may be the most difficult challenge humanity has ever faced."