I speak English natively, Spanish fluently, and German haltingly.
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Haltingly
Synonyms for "haltingly" (73 found)
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4 translations across 4 languages.
Dagbani
1 entries- baabaa adv (full of pauses or hesitation)
German
1 entries- zögernd adv (full of pauses or hesitation)
Japanese
1 entries- もじもじ adv (full of pauses or hesitation)
Korean
1 entries- 더듬거리며 adv (full of pauses or hesitation)
Sample sentences
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He spoke haltingly of his battle with cancer and its affect on his family.
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I just learned how to read Korean this summer and am still new to the language, so I still read and pronounce the words haltingly when I try to read a sentence in Korean. I take over a minute, whereas one with an excellent command of the Korean language would take 12.5 seconds.
Source: wiktionary
Mr. Biden’s core supporters expressed confidence in his performance, in which he spoke knowledgeably, if haltingly, about foreign policy after hosting a summit of NATO leaders in Washington.
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