halt

²halt

verb

Definition of HALT

1

to walk while favoring one leg <even with her twisted ankle, she managed to halt along and complete her Walk for Peace>

Synonyms halt, hobble

Related Words hitch; blunder, falter, flounder, lurch, shamble, shuffle, stagger, stumble, teeter, totter, waver, wobble (also wabble); dodder

Near Antonyms breeze, glide, sail

Antonyms stride

2

to show uncertainty about the right course of action <she was often confused, halting between the responsibilities of her job and the demands of her home life>

Synonyms balance, dither, falter, halt, hang back, scruple, shilly-shally, stagger, teeter, vacillate, waver, wobble (also wabble)

Related Words haw, hem; dally, dawdle, delay, linger, pause, procrastinate, wait; back down, chicken (out); consider, debate, deliberate, ponder, weigh; oscillate, sway; equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, waffle

Near Antonyms decide; budge, stir; advance, continue

Antonyms dive (in), plunge (in)