He spoke haltingly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a halting gait. From Dictionary.com.
He said the name haltingly, and Phyllis wondered if he disliked her having it. From Wordnik.com. [The Rose-Garden Husband] Reference
Enough of these fringe scholastic, and I use that word haltingly, and return to Math. From Wordnik.com. [The Lede] Reference
"No," was the reply, haltingly given between groans. From Wordnik.com. [Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers] Reference
He talked with Imber, haltingly, with throaty spasms. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
He spoke haltingly; his Greek was no better than mine. From Wordnik.com. [The Persian Boy]
"What -- what do you mean, Peter?" she asked haltingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon out of Reach] Reference
"What's -- what's happening, Major?" he asked haltingly. From Wordnik.com. [Sabotage in Space] Reference
"I-- I want to ask you something," Bobbie said haltingly. From Wordnik.com. [Don Strong, Patrol Leader] Reference
'I said good-bye, dear, long ago,' he stammered haltingly. From Wordnik.com. [VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea] Reference
"Abstractly, I of course agree with you," he said haltingly. From Wordnik.com. [Planet of the Damned] Reference
"Perhaps," he began haltingly; then he backed several paces. From Wordnik.com. [Montlivet] Reference
"He ... he is happy, too," came her reply, somewhat haltingly. From Wordnik.com. ['Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands] Reference
He had expected the words to come haltingly, but they did not. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Silver Bow]
He read it haltingly, as one who puzzles over unfamiliar writing. From Wordnik.com. [The Furnace of Gold] Reference
He squinnied at it with his single eye and began haltingly to read. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories]
When asked if he had served in the Pacific, Dad answered haltingly. From Wordnik.com. [‘My Father’s Secret War’] Reference
"I cannot express myself at all as I feel," she haltingly told them. From Wordnik.com. [Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian] Reference
"Then you haven't ever -- forgiven me?" she said at last, haltingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
"I assure you I have no intention of prying," said Cameron haltingly. From Wordnik.com. [Cubs of the Wolf] Reference
On this we both sat, and chatted, somewhat haltingly on my part, for my. From Wordnik.com. [The Penance of Magdalena & Other Tales of the California Missions] Reference
Bravado intermingled with blank surprise, he came haltingly to his feet. From Wordnik.com. [Then I'll Come Back to You] Reference
Slowly, almost haltingly, he read, so that the words fell clearly on each ear. From Wordnik.com. [The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras] Reference
"Is it the tomb of an ancestor of the present prince?" she inquired haltingly. From Wordnik.com. [Leonie of the Jungle] Reference
It began to play, haltingly at first, then with greater conviction and beauty. From Wordnik.com. [The Source of Magic]
It included news film of Gore haltingly insisting that Clinton had never lied. From Wordnik.com. [Ready For A Wild Ride] Reference
"I-- I don't really know how to thank you," she began haltingly, after a moment. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
Just as the horses began to swing about, the man upon the platform said, haltingly. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
The clerk's pen scratched rapidly as he haltingly brought out the names of five men. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: The Holy War] Reference
His tongue was as haltingly guilty as his face was pink with shame when he began to speak. From Wordnik.com. [Then I'll Come Back to You] Reference
COOPER: It's hard to hear, but Jeffs haltingly said he had a matter he'd like to clear up. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 27, 2007] Reference
Essegui goes haltingly forward and touches her sister's shoulder, thinking that she sleeps. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
"You know," he began haltingly, "every time I go near this place I get a lump in my throat!". From Wordnik.com. [Danger in Deep Space] Reference
Out of the maelstrom of his mind haltingly it came, and with it memory in panoramic flashes. From Wordnik.com. [Diane of the Green Van] Reference
The ideals of liberty and self determination, equality and the rule of law have haltingly advanced. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 10, 2009] Reference
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