Definitions
stop the flow of a liquid
Word origin
From Middle English halten, from Old English healtian (“to be lame, walk with a limp”), from Proto-West Germanic *haltōn, related to *halt. English usage in the sense of 'make a halt' is from the noun. Cognate with North Frisian halte, Swedish halta.
Used in a sentence
“Here comes Sir Toby halting — you shall hear more; but if he had not been in drink, he would have tickled you othergates than he did.”
“Do not smile at me that I boast her of, For thou shalt find she will outstrip all praise, And make it halt behind her.”
“How long halt ye between two opinions?”
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