- haltingly adv
- "I can't march any more!" the soldier called haltingly.
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haltingly adv
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Haltingly — Halt ing*ly (h[add]lt [i^]ng*l[y^]), adv. In a halting or limping manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haltingly — adv. hesitatingly, waveringly; intermittently … English contemporary dictionary
halt v — haltingly adv … English expressions
halting — haltingly, adv. haltingness, n. /hawl ting/, adj. 1. faltering or hesitating, esp. in speech. 2. faulty or imperfect. 3. limping or lame: a halting gait. [1375 1425; late ME; see HALT2, ING2] * * * … Universalium
halting — [[t]hɔ͟ːltɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you speak or do something in a halting way, you speak or do it slowly and with a lot of hesitation, usually because you are uncertain about what to say or do next. In a halting voice she said that she wished to… … English dictionary
halting — halt|ing [ˈho:ltıŋ US ˈho:l ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: halt to walk with difficulty , from Old English healtian] if your speech or movements are halting, you stop for a moment between words or movements, especially because you are not… … Dictionary of contemporary English
halting — [ˈhɔːltɪŋ] adj with a lot of pauses between words or movements because you are nervous or not confident haltingly adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
halting — [hôl′tiŋ] adj. 1. limping, awkward, or unsteady [a halting gait] 2. marked by hesitation or uncertainty; jerky, disconnected, etc. [halting speech] haltingly adv … English World dictionary
halt — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a stop (usu. temporary); an interruption of progress (come to a halt). 2 a temporary stoppage on a march or journey. 3 Brit. a minor stopping place on a local railway line, usu. without permanent buildings. v.intr. & tr. stop;… … Useful english dictionary
briefly — adv 1. momentarily, temporarily, shortly, swiftly, briskly, suddenly, quickly; hastily, cursorily, perfunctorily, hurriedly. 2. concisely, succinctly, straightforwardly, emphatically, pointedly, directly; condensedly, compressedly, contractedly,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
