halting

(verb) cause to stop. Synonyms: halt, hold, arrest. Examples: "Halt the engines." "Arrest the progress." "Halt the presses."

(verb) come to a halt, stop moving. Synonyms: stop, halt. Examples: "The car stopped." "She stopped in front of a store window."

(verb) stop from happening or developing. Synonyms: stop, halt, block, kibosh. Examples: "Block his election." "Halt the process."

(verb) stop the flow of a liquid. Synonyms: stem, stanch, staunch, halt. Examples: "Staunch the blood flow." "Stem the tide."

(adj) disabled in the feet or legs. Synonyms: crippled, halt, lame, gimpy, game. Examples: "A crippled soldier." "A game leg."

(adj) fragmentary or halting from emotional strain. Examples: "Uttered a few halting words of sorrow."