: marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
spoke in a halting manner
Examples of halting in a Sentence
She answered in a halting voice.
The baby took a few halting steps.
Progress in the negotiations has been halting.
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But those standards have collapsed—and DOJ’s halting effort to set out the facts of what happened at the dinner was not helped by days of caginess about whether Allen had shot a Secret Service officer.
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Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
The relationship between the two girls, delivered in halting English, is rather lovely.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
Boeing has been caught in the crossfire repeatedly, with China halting deliveries of its planes during last year's tariff fight before resuming them as part of the truce.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
The Kospi has had 8 single-day gains of 5% this year, also had a one-day drop of 12% in March during the Iranian war, and triggered market-halting circuit breakers multiple times this year.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 12 May 2026
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Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
The relationship between the two girls, delivered in halting English, is rather lovely.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
Boeing has been caught in the crossfire repeatedly, with China halting deliveries of its planes during last year's tariff fight before resuming them as part of the truce.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
The Kospi has had 8 single-day gains of 5% this year, also had a one-day drop of 12% in March during the Iranian war, and triggered market-halting circuit breakers multiple times this year.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 12 May 2026
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“Halting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halting. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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halting
adjective
halt·ing
ˈhȯl-tiŋ 
: being unsure or hesitant
spoke in a halting manner
haltingly
adverb
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