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haltingly

/ˈhɔɫtɪŋɫi/ adv

In a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.

Word Origin Halt has a double origin: Old English healtian 'to limp' and Proto-Germanic *haltjanan 'to hold, cause to stop' — so haltingly means in a limping, stopping-and-starting manner. The two roots merged to give us halt as both a limp and a stop. Halter (a rope to hold a horse) comes from the 'hold' sense.

adv In a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.

He spoke haltingly, searching for the right words in a foreign language.

(副词) 断断续续地；结结巴巴地

他说话结结巴巴，用外语寻找合适的词语。

(adverbio) titubeantemente; vacilantemente; con titubeos; dubitativamente; tartamudeando [De manera vacilante o titubeante; lleno de pausas o dudas.]

Hablaba con vacilación, buscando las palabras correctas en un idioma extranjero.

(adverbe) en hésitant; d'une manière hésitante; avec hésitation; en bafouillant; d'une manière entrecoupée [D'une manière hésitante, entrecoupée de pauses et d'hésitations.]

Il parlait **d'une voix hésitante**, cherchant ses mots dans une langue étrangère.

(Adverb) stockend; zögernd; mit Unterbrechungen [**haltingly** *Adverb* – stockend, zögernd; mit häufigen Unterbrechungen oder Unsicherheiten, besonders beim Sprechen.]

Er sprach **haltingly** und suchte nach den richtigen Wörtern in der Fremdsprache.

(副詞) ためらいがちに、途切れ途切れに。頻繁に間や躊躇を挟みながら。

彼はたどたどしく話し、外国語でちょうどよい言葉を探していた。

(advérbio) gaguejando; titubeando; com hesitação; de modo hesitante; vacilando [De maneira hesitante ou manca; cheio de pausas ou hesitações.]

Ele falou hesitante, procurando as palavras certas em um idioma estrangeiro.

Synonyms: hesitantly falteringly uncertainly hesitatingly tentatively Antonyms: confidently fluently smoothly steadily
Word parts: halt + ing + ly

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