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Halt

/hɔːlt/

To bring something to a stop or pause, preventing it from continuing.

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She stumbled and halted in her utterance.

My breath halts in my chest.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Nojima," I said, coming to a halt.

Etymology:

The word "halt" originates from the Old High German word "halton" meaning to hold. It entered Middle English through Germanic languages around the 15th century.

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