Definitions
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- noun The state or condition of being
halting ; lack ofrhythmic flow;jerkiness .
Etymologies
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halting + -ness
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Examples
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It is not so much the intensity of the look as its haltingness that makes warmth go over him.
Young People's Pride Stephen Vincent Ben��t 1920
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