How to pronounce “halting”(verb) in English

Namely is it worth it if we have to suffer from terrorism, genocide, world wars and nuclear weapons. On the other hand, despite impressions, I hope to have shown that the long-term trend--though certainly halting and incomplete-- is that violence of all kinds is decreasing.This I believe calls for a rehabilitation of the concept of modernity and progress and it's cause for gratitude for the institutions of civilization and enlightenment that have