: 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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Tesla’s halting progress is particularly evident in California.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Dominguez attorney and Yolo County Deputy Public Defender Daniel Hutchinson challenged Guillory’s initial, halting description of Dominguez to an officer at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
—Darrell Smith
june 8, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
The payments, tied to penalty clauses, demonstrate that even halting parts of the project will be expensive nearly a decade after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unveiled the development.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 June 2026
The water being is an emissary of a much larger civilization, and the team’s survival ultimately depends on their halting interactions with it.
—Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Dominguez attorney and Yolo County Deputy Public Defender Daniel Hutchinson challenged Guillory’s initial, halting description of Dominguez to an officer at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
—Darrell Smith
june 8, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
The payments, tied to penalty clauses, demonstrate that even halting parts of the project will be expensive nearly a decade after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unveiled the development.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 June 2026
The water being is an emissary of a much larger civilization, and the team’s survival ultimately depends on their halting interactions with it.
—Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
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“Halting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halting. Accessed 16 Jun. 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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