"halting" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more halting [comparative], most halting [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} halting (comparative more halting, superlative most halting)
  1. Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken. Derived forms: haltingly, haltingness, halting problem, halting site Translations (hesitant or broken): колеблив (kolebliv) (Bulgarian), заекващ (zaekvašt) (Bulgarian), stoppen (Dutch), onderbreken (Dutch), stil houden (Dutch), pāremoremo (note: of speech) (Maori), titubeante (Spanish), vacilante (Spanish), entrecortado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-halting-en-adj-1xH64paA

Noun [English]

Forms: haltings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} halting (plural haltings)
  1. The action of one who halts; a stopping or hesitancy. Synonyms: moratorium, recess, pause Synonyms (stopping, hesitancy): hiatus
    Sense id: en-halting-en-noun-kHYx9Bq5

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} halting
  1. present participle and gerund of halt Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: halt
    Sense id: en-halting-en-verb-d5Gt-iSZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 21 57

Inflected forms

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