haltering

present participle of halter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for haltering
Verb
  • Knowing defensive back is a glaring need, especially with the release of Jack Jones, is trading back and grabbing someone like Jahdae Barron while acquiring another second-round pick worth considering?
    Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Miley has taken a leaner approach the past few years, only grabbing one jersey and leaving the rest in his locker for the clubhouse workers to donate or disperse.
    Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Ukraine launched its shock incursion into Kursk in August, swiftly capturing territory in what was the first ground invasion of Russia by a foreign power since World War II.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
  • California has long struggled with chronic drought and water scarcity—Newsweek spoke to two experts about whether capturing water from fog may be able to help.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Pretending to be dead, Gi-hun and his friends launch a surprise attack, overpowering the guards and seizing their weapons, leaving only one guard alive.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Individuals are seizing opportunities as well.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Set in the same Chicago neighborhood the Tony Award winner grew up in, the work focuses on three generations of Black women grappling with the trauma of state violence, intergenerational trauma, parental sacrifice and community displacement.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Her second book chronicles her experience adopting a child from Ethiopia and grappling with motherhood and trauma.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The agency said gushes of water flooded downstream villages, catching the children who were fishing or doing laundry on a nearby river by surprise and also destroying agricultural equipment and killing livestock.
    Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Pig has been catching feelings on wax for a minute.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Immigration advocates, attorneys and civil litigators are warning against the normalization of federal agents concealing their faces while detaining nonviolent students.
    Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Western supporters of Ukraine have frozen roughly $300 billion in Russian Central Bank assets, as well as seizing and detaining yachts owned by Russian citizens under sanctions.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Haltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haltering. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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