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   Halt·ing

   /ˈhôltiNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. slow and hesitant, especially through lack of confidence; faltering: "she speaks halting English with a heavy accent" Similar hesitantdisjointedfalteringhesitatingstumblingstammeringstutteringbrokennonfluentimperfectlaboredunsteadyawkwardunevenfalteringstumblinglimpinghobblingOpposite fluentsteadyadroitnimble

   Derivatives

   • 1. haltingly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

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