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adjective

Definition of haltingnext
as in faltering

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noun

as in stopping

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verb (1)

present participle of halt
1
as in stalling
to bring (something) to a standstill traffic was halted by the parade

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2
as in ceasing
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the private eye abruptly halted his surveillance of the building upon being spotted by his subject

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as in ending
to come to an end all filming halted when the star of the movie quit in a huff

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verb (2)

present participle of halt
1
as in limping
to walk while favoring one leg even with her twisted ankle, she managed to halt along and complete her Walk for Peace

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2
as in hesitating
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

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Recent Examples of halting
Adjective
Lowell’s halting effort came in a major anniversary year much like our own—a year of conflict, division, and disorientation. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 All singing and moving in three-quarters time at the halting dawn of the 20th century. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Noun
Aerial footage released by the agency shows a vessel halting shortly after getting struck by the weapon. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026 The intensification in activity resulted in the halting of import and export activities at Bangladesh’s largest port, and held container vessels surrounding the gateway at a standstill. — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued a one-year executive order halting approval of new hyperscale data centers requiring 50 megawatts or more of power, the New York Times reported. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 July 2026 The construction pause came amid a lawsuit against ICE by the county and state over the project, and a court motion in that case by the county and state seeking a temporary injunction halting the project. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for halting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halting
  1. faltering
  2. stopping
  3. stalling
  4. ceasing
  5. ending
  6. limping
  7. hesitating
  8. uncertain
Adjective
  • As its stock languishes below its IPO price — at press time, $131 — short sellers are going all in against the company, hoping to make a killing off of CEO Elon Musk’s faltering pull on investors.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
  • His visit comes as interlocutors try to revive the faltering diplomatic process after recent strikes between the US and Iran.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of faltering
Noun
  • Beckham did some stopping at the McKinney Hat Company in McKinney for an authentic piece of Texas headgear.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
  • Bicycles have shorter stopping distances, unimpeded road vision and lower top speed than cars, making this sort of traffic-calming unnecessary for cyclists.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • Landlords found other ways to circumvent the law, such as pressuring residents into making side payments and stalling paperwork.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • The influx of moisture and that storm system’s stalling front have already produced bands of rain in eastern Tennessee, southern Virginia and northern North Carolina.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of stalling
Verb
  • With the rain ceasing by Saturday evening, however, many suburbs went on with their fireworks as planned.
    — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Kraken, one of the oldest crypto exchanges in the global industry, is ceasing on World Cup fever and drawing parallels between soccer fans and ‘hodlers’ in their promotions.
    — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of ceasing
Verb
  • In their place remained the only just ending to this tournament.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Michael Olise set him up twice to break Pele’s assist record from 1970 — the Frenchman’s tally ending as seven in the tournament.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of ending
Verb
  • The session ended with McLaren's Oscar Piastri limping back to the pits with a technical problem.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • McGregor, who left the arena without speaking to reporters, was later seen walking barefoot and shirtless on the concrete outside the arena, limping toward a parking lot.
    — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of limping
Verb
  • While some may be looking for more reasons to eat cookies, many more are simply hesitating to eat salads and other fresh produce amid a multistate outbreak of cyclospora, known for that unpleasant symptom, among others.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • The book does often feel like a recording of a mental jam session, but there is also a sense of being guided by a kind of hesitating yet urgent voice that needs to get things figured out.
    — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
Definition of hesitating
Adjective
  • Given the uncertain outcomes the Fed needs to think less in terms of linear economic curves and more probabilistically, in which case the potential upside for inflation given an energy price spike could warrant quicker action.
    — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 24 July 2026
  • Still, officials emphasized that the CSU would have to be fiscally disciplined given that the state will have a new governor in January and the state’s budget outlook is uncertain.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of uncertain

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