Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hail \Hail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Halled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Halting}.] [OE. hailen, AS. haqalian.]
   To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.

Halt \Halt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Halted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Halting}.]
   1. To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease
      progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come
      to a stop; to stand still.

   2. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to
      hesitate; to be uncertain.

            How long halt ye between two opinions? --1 Kings
                                                  xviii. 21

Source : WordNet®

halting
     adj 1: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game
            leg" [syn: {crippled}, {halt}, {lame}, {game}]
     2: fragmentary or halting from emotional strain; "uttered a few
        broken words of sorrow"