haltingly en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English halting Middle English -ly English -ly English haltingly From halting + -ly.
Meanings
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In a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.
He spoke haltingly of his battle with cancer and its affect on his family.
I just learned how to read Korean this summer and am still new to the language, so I still read and pronounce the words haltingly when I try to read a sentence in Korean. I take over a minute, whereas one with an excellent command of the Korean language would take 12.5 seconds.
Mr. Biden’s core supporters expressed confidence in his performance, in which he spoke knowledgeably, if haltingly, about foreign policy after hosting a summit of NATO leaders in Washington.
2024 July 12, Linda Feldmann, “Biden is on a knife’s edge: Can he hang on?”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most haltingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more haltingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
ja もじもじ (full of pauses or hesitation) · dag baabaa (full of pauses or hesitation) · de zögernd (full of pauses or hesitation) · ko 더듬거리며 (full of pauses or hesitation)