halting

  • 11Halting — Halt Halt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Halted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Halting}.] 1. To hold one s self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come to a stop; to stand still. [1913 Webster] 2. To stand in… …

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  • 12halting — adjective Date: 1585 marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness < spoke in a halting manner > • haltingly adverb …

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  • 13halting — haltingly, adv. haltingness, n. /hawl ting/, adj. 1. faltering or hesitating, esp. in speech. 2. faulty or imperfect. 3. limping or lame: a halting gait. [1375 1425; late ME; see HALT2, ING2] * * * …

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  • 14halting — adjective prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken his halting speech …

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  • 15halting — adj. Halting is used with these nouns: ↑conversation …

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  • 16halting — halt|ing [ hɔltıŋ ] adjective with a lot of pauses between words or movements, often because of a lack of confidence: a halting conversation ╾ halt|ing|ly adverb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17halting — UK [ˈhɔːltɪŋ] / US [ˈhɔltɪŋ] adjective with a lot of pauses between words or movements, often because of a lack of confidence a halting conversation Derived word: haltingly adverb …

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  • 18halting — halt•ing [[t]ˈhɔl tɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) cvb faltering or hesitating, esp. in speech 2) cvb faulty or imperfect 3) cvb limping or lame: a halting gait[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425 halt′ing•ly, adv. halt′ing•ness, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19halting — stabda statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. halt; halting; stop; stopping vok. Halt, m; Stop, m rus. останов, m pranc. arrêt, m …

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  • 20Halting problem — In computability theory, the halting problem can be stated as follows: Given a description of a computer program, decide whether the program finishes running or continues to run forever. This is equivalent to the problem of deciding, given a&#8230; …

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