halting

adjective

halt·​ing ˈhȯl-tiŋ 

: marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness

spoke in a halting manner

haltingly

ˈhȯl-tiŋ-lē 

adverb

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Emirates has been trying to get its sprawling travel network up and running after several days of halting flights due to the war. —ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026

Many pharmaceutical company executives, physicians, and patient advocates all recently took part in a Senate hearing on how FDA bureaucracy is halting innovation. —Ian Thomas, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026

Without a substantially wetter winter next year, though, the dam near the Utah-Arizona line could face a real prospect of halting production and raising electricity prices from metro Phoenix to the Navajo Nation and around the rural West. —Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 28 Feb. 2026

Last week, his government retaliated by halting diesel shipments to Ukraine and threatening to veto a $106-billion EU loan destined for Kyiv. —Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1585, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for halting

• faulting
• malting
• salting
• vaulting
• assaulting
• defaulting
• desalting
• exalting

Kids Definition

halting

adjective

halt·​ing ˈhȯl-tiŋ 

: being unsure or hesitant

spoke in a halting manner

haltingly adverb