: 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 Democratic Party has been engulfed in conversations over the past two weeks over whether Biden is the best candidate to beat former President Trump following his halting debate performance on June 27.
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Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 9 July 2024
Two weeks before the Butler attempt on Trump’s life, President Joe Biden had triggered a crisis in the Democratic Party with his halting debate performance.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
Therefore, none of the halting Turing machines will go beyond one calculation step, which is why BB(1) = 1.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 July 2024
By now your internal rhythm has been disrupted, for that is the abrupt and halting impact of darkness on a body previously attuned to sunlight, sea air, the pastel patchwork of color and stone forming the Venetian scape.
—Travis Jeppesen, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2024
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Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 9 July 2024
Two weeks before the Butler attempt on Trump’s life, President Joe Biden had triggered a crisis in the Democratic Party with his halting debate performance.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
Therefore, none of the halting Turing machines will go beyond one calculation step, which is why BB(1) = 1.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 July 2024
By now your internal rhythm has been disrupted, for that is the abrupt and halting impact of darkness on a body previously attuned to sunlight, sea air, the pastel patchwork of color and stone forming the Venetian scape.
—Travis Jeppesen, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Halting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halting. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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