Halting - English meaning

adjective

Causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with.

Usage examples:

Some awkward questions

adjective

Difficult to use, do, or deal with

Usage examples:

It's an awkward corner, so take it slowly., some of the questions were rather awkward., it was an a…

adjective

Causing problems, worry, or embarrassment

Usage examples:

Awkward position the government finds itself in a very awkward position., awkward situation he put …

verb

Exist.

Usage examples:

There are no easy answers

prefix

(forming verbs) all over; all round.

Usage examples:

Bespatter

abbreviation

Bachelor of education.

adjective

Past participle of break1.

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

adjective

Past participle of break

Usage examples:

My camera is broken., a broken line, he spoke very broken english., after his wife's death, he seem…

verb

Come or bring to an end.

Usage examples:

The hostilities ceased and normal life was resumed

verb

To stop an action or condition

Usage examples:

[ t ] clapp had to cease publication because of lack of money., [ + to infinitive ] it was hard to …

idiom

To end, especially because of problems

Usage examples:

It looks like negotiations between the two sides have come to a full stop.

idiom

To stop or end

Usage examples:

I’m enjoying my english class, but it’s about to come to an end.

idiom

To stop moving

Usage examples:

The car hit the curb and came to rest in a ditch.

verb

Bring or come to an end.

Usage examples:

They conclude their study with these words

verb

To cause something to end, or to end

Usage examples:

[ t ] she concluded her remarks by thanking her supporters., [ i ] i’d like to conclude with a song…

verb

To have a particular opinion about something after thinking carefully about it

Usage examples:

Conclude that analysts concluded that borrowing costs were at or very near their peak., the study c…

verb

Cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis.

Usage examples:

The ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors

adjective

Lacking a coherent sequence or connection.

Usage examples:

Piecing together disjointed fragments of information

verb

Disturb the cohesion or organization of.

Usage examples:

The loss of the area disjointed military plans

adjective

(esp. of words or ideas) not well connected or well ordered, and therefore often confusing

Usage examples:

She gave a disjointed account of getting lost in the woods.

phrase

To make something finish

Usage examples:

I tried to bring the conversation to a close., let's draw this meeting to a close., the presenter d…

adjective

Losing strength or momentum.

Usage examples:

His faltering career

verb

Lose strength or momentum.

Usage examples:

The music faltered, stopped, and started up again

adjective

Losing strength or purpose and stopping, or almost stopping

Usage examples:

This legislation is designed to stimulate the faltering economy., she spoke in a faltering voice th…

verb

Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.

Usage examples:

They were straining to finish the job

noun

An end or final part or stage of something.

Usage examples:

A bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal

verb

To come to an end

Usage examples:

[ i ] the meeting should finish at four o’clock., [ t ] if you’ll let me finish my sentence, i’ll e…

adjective

Tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking.

Usage examples:

Clients are hesitant about buying

adjective

If you are hesitant, you do not do something immediately or quickly because you are nervous or not certain

Usage examples:

You seemed a bit hesitant about recommending that restaurant - is something wrong with it?, she gav…

adjective

Tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking.

Usage examples:

His hesitating delivery

verb

Pause in indecision before saying or doing something.

Usage examples:

She hesitated, unsure of what to say

verb

Present participle of hesitate

Usage examples:

She hesitated slightly before answering the detective's question., "do you love me?" she asked. he …

verb

Walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.

Usage examples:

He was hobbling around on crutches

noun

An awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury.

Usage examples:

He finished the match almost reduced to a hobble

noun

A rope or strap used for hobbling a horse or other animal.

Usage examples:

Soon thereafter ride participants saw her with the short lead rope and hobbles in place, learning a…

adjective

Not perfect; faulty or incomplete.

Usage examples:

An imperfect grasp of english

noun

The imperfect tense.

adjective

Not perfect or not complete

Usage examples:

Our rule of law is still imperfect, but it’s better than having no laws at all., [ c ] investigator…

adjective

Done with great effort and difficulty.

Usage examples:

His breathing was laboured

verb

Work hard; make great effort.

Usage examples:

They laboured from dawn to dusk

adjective

Needing a lot of effort, often because someone is tired

Usage examples:

Her breathing was heavy and laboured., a laboured joke

noun

The action of walking with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot.

Usage examples:

She does not know exactly what caused her limping

adjective

Walking with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot.

Usage examples:

The video clip shows a limping gunman

verb

Walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot.

Usage examples:

He limped heavily as he moved

noun

The action or fact of speaking with a stammer.

Usage examples:

If you speak slowly, the stammering goes away

adjective

Uttered with a stammer.

Usage examples:

A stammering confession of guilt

verb

Speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words.

Usage examples:

He turned red and started stammering

verb

(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.

Usage examples:

His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

noun

A cessation of movement or operation.

Usage examples:

All business came to a stop

verb

Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

adjective

Tripping or losing balance while walking; moving with difficulty.

Usage examples:

They began their stumbling walk home

verb

Trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall.

Usage examples:

Her foot caught in the rug and she stumbled

adjective

Walking in a way that is awkward or not controlled

Usage examples:

A stumbling figure weaved its way through the shadows., he walked with an awkward, stumbling gait.,…

adjective

Spoken with or characterized by a stutter.

Usage examples:

His slow stuttering speech

noun

The action or fact of speaking with a stutter.

Usage examples:

There is little support for the claim that stuttering is associated with anxiety

verb

Talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants.

Usage examples:

The child was stuttering in fright

verb

Bring to an end.

Usage examples:

He was advised to terminate the contract

verb

To end or stop, or to cause something to end or stop

Usage examples:

[ i ] trains that used to terminate in hoboken now run into new york., [ t ] it sounded like she wa…

verb

To end or to make something end

Usage examples:

The takeover talks terminated without agreement., how do i terminate my subscription?, terminate a …

adjective

Not level or smooth.

Usage examples:

The floors are cracked and uneven

adjective

Liable to fall or shake; not steady in position.

Usage examples:

He was very unsteady on his feet

adjective

Moving or changing, or not firm

Usage examples:

She’s been sick, and she’s still a bit unsteady on her feet.