[{"word":"halting","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To limp; move with a limping gait.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To waver.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To falter.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To stop marching.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To stop either temporarily or permanently.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To bring to a stop.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause to discontinue.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week."}],"synonyms":["freeze","immobilize","break off","shut down","stop","terminate","brake","desist","stay"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The action of one who halts; a stopping or hesitancy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["hiatus","moratorium","recess"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"her halting steps"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/halt","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/halting"]}]