halting

Etymology

adj

  1. Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.
    his halting speech
    her halting steps

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of halt

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. 1841, George Mogridge, Thoughts for the thoughtful, by old Humphrey, page 167

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