Translation guide
Describes speech, movement, or progress that is hesitant, broken, or stopping and starting.
An i-adjective meaning faltering or halting, often used for speech or language skills.
His English was halting.
To be at a loss for words, to stumble over words.
I got nervous and my speech became halting.
Broken, intermittent; used for speech that comes in fits and starts.
He spoke in a halting voice.
Awkward, clumsy, lacking smoothness; used for movements or actions.
His walk was halting.
Slowly, sluggishly; often implies a halting pace.
The car moved forward at a halting pace.
Stagnant, stalled; used for progress that is halting or not moving smoothly.
The negotiations remained halting.