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halting [ˈhɔːltɪŋ] adj
1. hesitant halting speech 2. lame haltingly adv haltingness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
halting adjective faltering, stumbling, awkward, hesitant, laboured, stammering, imperfect, stuttering The officer replied in halting German. Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Thus, if you order your men to roll up their buff-coats, and make forced marches without halting day or night, covering double the usual distance at a stretch, doing a hundred LI in order to wrest an advantage, the leaders of all your three divisions will fall into the hands of the enemy. The major commanded a halt by merely halting, and, evidently himself a bit "skeered," rode on alone to reconnoiter. I freely admit the former existence of many islands, now buried beneath the sea, which may have served as halting places for plants and for many animals during their migration. |
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