haltingly
haltingly adverb: in a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.
Adverb
haltingly (comparative more haltingly, superlative most haltingly)
- In a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.
- 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.
haltingly meaning in Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
haltingly in Urdu
- لنگڑا کر, رک رک کر
haltingly in Bengali
- থেমে থেমে, ইতস্তত করে, বিরতি, দ্বিধায় পূর্ণ
haltingly in Malayalam
- മുടന്തായി, മുക്കിയും മൂളിയും, തുടർച്ചയില്ലാതെ
Forms of haltingly
| comparative | more haltingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most haltingly |
Origin of haltingly
From halting + -ly.
Questions about haltingly
- What does haltingly mean?
- Haltingly means in a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.
- What is haltingly in Urdu?
- Haltingly in Urdu is لنگڑا کر, رک رک کر. See Haltingly meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is haltingly?
- Haltingly is an adverb.
Words near haltingly in the dictionary
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