They speak haltingly, in a loud, indistinct manner. It said that the plot developed "haltingly and predictably". Finding the lyrical prose difficult, the girl haltingly recites the 'Testament of Arkadia'. The nation became nearly selfsufficient in sugar, and banana exports grew, albeit haltingly. Carnot Posey moved haltingly and William Mahone did not move from Seminary Ridge at all. The scene required that Apu walk haltingly, looking for his sister, who had gone ahead. He never studied the piano, and throughout his life played haltingly at best. In 2015, Lapwing Publications (Belfast) published Morrison's volume "Shadows Waltz Haltingly". In the second season, Chuck and Sarah haltingly move towards establishing a real relationship. In performance terms, the manufacturing sector's output after 1975 grew haltingly.