What does halting mean?
Definitions for halting
ˈhɔl tɪŋhalt·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word halting.
Princeton's WordNet
crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, gameadjective
disabled in the feet or legs
"a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
haltingadjective
fragmentary or halting from emotional strain
"uttered a few halting words of sorrow"
Wiktionary
haltingadjective
prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken
ChatGPT
halting
Halting, in computer science, generally refers to a specific problem known as the halting problem. It is the problem of determining, from a description of an arbitrary computer program and an input, whether the program will finish running, or continue to run forever. In more general context, halting means to stop moving or operating.
Webster Dictionary
Halting
of Hail
Halting
of Halt
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Anagrams for halting »
lathing
Althing
thingal
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of halting in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of halting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of halting in a Sentence
Democratic Florida Rep. Kathy Castor:
The FDA’s regulation of individually-rolled, premium cigars in general is unreasonable and has led to unintentional, but very real consequences, like halting one of the most popular charitable donations to our troops.
In both Norway and Sweden, whose economies are literally dwarfed by the size of our affluence and the extent of our technology, they have no unemployment and no slums, there, men, women and children have long enjoyed free medical care and quality education. This contrast to the limited, halting steps taken by our rich nation deeply troubled me.
It is essential that a judge consider halting the Syrian refugee process – at least on a temporary basis – to ensure refugees coming to the United States will be vetted in a way that does not compromise the safety of Americans and Texans.
Internal emails obtained by the committee suggest that Takata may have prioritized profit over safety by halting global safety audits for financial reasons.
This problem has been developing in slow motion for several months now, but The Biden administration has been characteristically sluggish and halting in response.
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