haltingly
In a halting or limping mannerIn a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.
» I speak English natively, Spanish fluently, and German haltingly.
Ich spreche Englisch als Muttersprache, Spanisch fließend und Deutsch verhalten. — Esperantostern
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesIn a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.
He spoke haltingly of his battle with cancer and its affect on his family.
zögernd
in a halting manner
Examples
1 sentencesI speak English natively, Spanish fluently, and German haltingly.
deIch spreche Englisch als Muttersprache, Spanisch fließend und Deutsch verhalten. — Esperantostern
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
more haltingly, most haltingly| Comparative | more haltingly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most haltingly |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
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