"halting" meaning in English

See halting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 48 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 40 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 41 45 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 45 39 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 44 46 11

Noun

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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 48 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 40 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 41 45 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 45 39 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 44 46 11

Verb

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): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 40 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 41 45 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 45 39 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 44 46 11

Inflected forms

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