: 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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The reformers worried that change was too halting, and that the Ottomans were falling behind the industrializing European nations.
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Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
The need to pressure-wash the entire interior would become but a minor inconvenience in a halting seven-year project that was filled with challenges before culminating in an elegantly modern interpretation of a historic property.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2025
Sustainability The Big Story Nuclear industry tiptoes toward renaissance
Step by halting step, the U.S. nuclear industry is advancing.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Some Democrats say Biden's halting debate performance wasn't an anomaly.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 5 July 2024
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Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
The need to pressure-wash the entire interior would become but a minor inconvenience in a halting seven-year project that was filled with challenges before culminating in an elegantly modern interpretation of a historic property.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2025
Sustainability The Big Story Nuclear industry tiptoes toward renaissance
Step by halting step, the U.S. nuclear industry is advancing.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Some Democrats say Biden's halting debate performance wasn't an anomaly.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 5 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for halting
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“Halting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halting. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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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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