haltingly
/hˈɔltɪŋli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He spoke haltingly of his battle with cancer and its affect on his family."
- "I just learned how to read Korean this summer and am still new to the language, so I still read and pronounce the words haltingly when I try to read a sentence in Korean. I take over a minute, whereas one with an excellent command of the Korean language would take 12.5 seconds."
- "Mr. Biden’s core supporters expressed confidence in his performance, in which he spoke knowledgeably, if haltingly, about foreign policy after hosting a summit of NATO leaders in Washington."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
more haltingly (comparative)
most haltingly (superlative)