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HALTING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fragmentary or halting from emotional strain
Example:
uttered a few halting words of sorrow
Classified under:
Similar:
broken (not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Disabled in the feet or legs
Example:
a game leg
Synonyms:
crippled; game; gimpy; halt; halting; lame
Classified under:
Similar:
unfit (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb halt
Context examples:
In addition, actinomycin C2 appears to block the interaction between the SH2 domain of growth factor receptor-bound protein-2 (GRB2) and the Src homology 2 domain containing transforming protein 1 adaptor protein SHC, which plays a key role in the Ras signaling pathway thereby halting cellular differentiation and proliferation.
(Actinomycin C2, NCI Thesaurus)
