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haltings

haltings is the plural of halting.

Meaning of halting

Noun

halting (plural haltings)

  1. The action of one who halts; a stopping or hesitancy.
    • 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.1841, George Mogridge, Thoughts for the thoughtful, by old Humphrey, page 167

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Questions about haltings

What is haltings the plural of?
Haltings is the plural of halting.

Words near haltings in the dictionary

  1. halting problems
  2. halting site
  3. halting sites
  4. haltingly
  5. haltingness
  6. haltings
  7. Haltiwanger
  8. Haltiwangers
  9. haltkeeper
  10. haltkeepers
  11. haltless

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