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Webster 1913 Edition

(ha̤lt′ĭng-ly̆)

adv.

In a halting or limping manner.

adv.

With limping; slowly.

haltingly ‎(comparative more haltingly, superlative most haltingly)

In a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.

He spoke haltingly of his battle with cancer and its affect on his family.

I just learned how to read Korean this summer and am still new to the language, so I still read and pronounce the words haltingly when I try to read a sentence in Korean. I take over a minute, whereas one with an excellent command of the Korean language would take 12.5 seconds.

full of pauses or hesitation