Definition of "haltingly" []

• In a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation. (adverb)

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• "He said the name haltingly, and Phyllis wondered if he disliked her having it."
• "It was clear that Zellweger hadn't heard of the filmmaker until she was asked to hand him the award onstage, although she did learn to pronounce his name haltingly, in her best starlet's voice."
• "Enough of these fringe scholastic, and I use that word haltingly, and return to Math, Science, History, and Engineering."