The Clue
Uncertain (7 letter answer)
The Answer
HALTING
Tags
Notes
The answer HALTING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
HALT as a verb:
1. (halt, hold, arrest) = cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
2. (stop, halt) = come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
3. (stop, halt, block, kibosh) = stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
4. (stem, stanch, staunch, halt) = stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"
HALTING as an adjective:
1. (crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game) = disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
2. fragmentary or halting from emotional strain; "uttered a few broken words of sorrow"