Shyness made the boy speak in a halting manner.
b) feeble; ineffective; faulty: »halting verse.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
halt´ing|ly — halt|ing «HL tihng», adjective. 1. that halts; limping; lame. 2. Figurative. a) hesitating; wavering: »Shyness made the boy speak in a halting manner. b) feeble; ineffective; faulty: »halting verse. –halt´ing|ly, a … Useful english dictionary
halt|ing — «HL tihng», adjective. 1. that halts; limping; lame. 2. Figurative. a) hesitating; wavering: »Shyness made the boy speak in a halting manner. b) feeble; ineffective; faulty: »halting verse. –halt´ing|ly, a … Useful english dictionary
halt — halt·ing·ness; spring·halt; string·halt; string·halt·ed; halt; halt·ing·ly; string·halt·ed·ness; … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
lame´ness — lame1 «laym», adjective, lam|er, lam|est, verb, lamed, lam|ing. –adj. 1. not able to walk properly; having an injured leg or foot; … Useful english dictionary
haltingness — halt·ing·ness … English syllables
halting — halt•ing [[t]ˈhɔl tɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) cvb faltering or hesitating, esp. in speech 2) cvb faulty or imperfect 3) cvb limping or lame: a halting gait[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425 halt′ing•ly, adv. halt′ing•ness, n … From formal English to slang
spring — klip·spring·er; off·spring; re·spring; spring·ald; spring; spring·bok; spring·dans; spring·er·le; spring·field·er; spring·field·ian; spring·haas; spring·halt; spring·i·ly; spring·i·ness; spring·ing·ly; spring·less; spring·let; un·spring;… … English syllables
lame´ly — lame1 «laym», adjective, lam|er, lam|est, verb, lamed, lam|ing. –adj. 1. not able to walk properly; having an injured leg or foot; … Useful english dictionary
