1.
[syn: crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game]
2. fragmentary or halting from emotional strain;
- Example: "uttered a few halting words of sorrow"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Halt \Halt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Halted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Halting.]
1. To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease
progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come
to a stop; to stand still.
[1913 Webster]
2. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to
hesitate; to be uncertain.
[1913 Webster]
How long halt ye between two opinions? --1 Kings
xviii. 21.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
halting
adj 1: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a
game leg" [syn: crippled, halt, halting, lame,
gimpy, game]
2: fragmentary or halting from emotional strain; "uttered a few
halting words of sorrow"