halting
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, english
VERB + HALTING
criticized, included, speak, succeeded
HALTING + NOUN
flights, it's, speech
PREP.
in, in
Definitions
adj
Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.
his halting speech
her halting steps
noun
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.
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Idioms & Phrases
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6his halting speech
Wiktionaryher halting steps
WiktionaryHim we enlisted at Para, on the recommendation of the steamship company, on whose vessels he had learned to speak a halting English.
WiktionaryBut 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.
WiktionaryHalting the decline of the planet's ecosystems may be the most difficult challenge humanity has ever faced.
Tatoeba · #2142659Concerted governmental action has succeeded in halting the decrease in the language's number of speakers.
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