stockend
Translation
halting, faltering, hesitant, stop-and-go
Examples
Der Verkehr ist heute sehr stockend.
The traffic is very stop-and-go today.
Er antwortete mit stockender Stimme.
He answered with a faltering voice.
Grammar Patterns
((stockend)) + Noun Adjective + Noun Der stockende Verkehr nervt alle.
((sth. is stockend)) Something is halting Seine Atmung war stockend.
Similar Words
Synonyms: zögernd, schleppend; Antonyms: fließend, flüssig
Etymology
Present participle of the verb 'stocken' (to stop, falter). Related to 'Stock' (stick), as in something getting stuck.
Memory Tips
Imagine traffic that stops and goes as if it hit a 'Stock' (log) on the road, or speech that falters.