Slow and hesitant, as speech Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Slow and hesitant, as speech last seen in Wall Street Journal puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HALTING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HALTING Slow and hesitant, as speech (7) Wall Street Journal Jun 14, 2016
9% DRAWL Slow speech (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 15, 2025
8% STUTTERS Paragon expresses hesitations in speech (8) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 16, 2025
7% ERS Sounds of hesitation (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 17, 2026
7% UMS Sounds of hesitation (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 13, 2026
7% UHS Verbal hesitations (3) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
7% UMM Hesitation sound (3)
6% LARGO Slow, musically (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 17, 2026
6% KEYNOTE Convention speech (7) Thomas Joseph Jan 17, 2026
6% VERB Part of speech (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 15, 2026

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