halting
/hˈɔltɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.03 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "his halting speech"
- "her halting steps"
- "Him we enlisted at Para, on the recommendation of the steamship company, on whose vessels he had learned to speak a halting English."
- "Her husband spoke to the Indian in halting Sioux, but Horse Ears was wise. He did not answer."
- "But alas ! alas ! the faintings, the haltings, the back-slidings of Christians, are enough to make us tremble while we rejoice in the hope set before us."