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haltingness

/ˈhɔɫtɪŋnəs/ noun

The state or condition of being halting; lack of rhythmic flow; jerkiness.

Word Origin Halt comes from Proto-Germanic '*haltōną' 'to hold, stop'. Halting means stopping and starting, hesitant. Haltingness is the quality of being halting. The same root gives us hold? Possibly. So haltingness is 'stop-ing-ness'.

noun The state or condition of being halting; lack of rhythmic flow; jerkiness. countable

The haltingness of his speech made it difficult to follow.

(名词) 断断续续；结结巴巴；不流畅 【断断续续的状态】

他讲话的断断续续使人难以理解。

(sustantivo) El estado o condición de ser vacilante; falta de fluidez rítmica; brusquedad.

La vacilación de su habla hizo que fuera difícil de seguir.

(nom) hésitation; caractère saccadé; balbutiement [État de ce qui est hésitant ou saccadé ; manque de fluidité ou de rythme.]

Le caractère saccadé de son discours rendait la compréhension difficile.

(Substantiv) Stocken; Holprigkeit; Unflüssigkeit [Der Zustand, in dem etwas stockend, unrhythmisch oder ruckartig abläuft, insbesondere in Bezug auf Sprache oder Bewegung.]

Die **haltingness** seiner Rede machte es schwer, ihm zu folgen.

(名詞) たどたどしさ。言葉や動作が途切れ、滑らかに流れない状態。

彼の言葉のたどたどしさによって、話の内容を理解するのは難しかった。

(substantivo) hesitação; tateamento; gaguez; interrupção [O estado ou condição de ser hesitante; falta de fluxo rítmico; interrupção.]

A **hesitação** de sua fala dificultava o acompanhamento.

Synonyms: hesitation jerkiness unevenness discontinuity irregularity faltering stammer stutter Antonyms: fluency smoothness continuity rhythm
Word parts: halt + ing + ness

Related words

haltingly halter

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