haltingness

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

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  • haltingness — halt·ing·ness …   English syllables

  • haltingness — noun ( es) : defectiveness, faultiness …   Useful english dictionary

  • halting — 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] * * * …   Universalium

  • halt — I. /hɔlt / (say hawlt), /hɒlt / (say holt) verb (i) 1. to undertake a temporary or permanent cessation of some activity: the bus halted for five minutes before resuming its journey. –verb (t) 2. to stop or cause to stop: we must halt the train.… …  

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