Falter meaning
Falter is defined as to move in an uncertain way or to hesitate in word or action.
An example of falter is to stumble through a dark hallway.
verb
To be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence; waver.
verb
To speak hesitatingly; stammer.
Faltered in reciting the poem.
verb
To move unsteadily or haltingly; stumble.
The racehorse faltered right after the start.
verb
To become weak, ineffective, or unsteady, especially in performance.
The economy faltered in the second quarter. His memory began to falter.
verb
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Unsteadiness in speech or action.
Finished the project without falter.
noun
A faltering sound.
Answered with a falter in his voice.
noun
To move uncertainly or unsteadily; totter; stumble.
verb
To stumble in speech; speak haltingly; stammer.
verb
To act hesitantly; show uncertainty; waver; flinch.
To falter under enemy fire.
verb
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To lose strength, certainty, etc.; weaken.
The economy faltered.
verb
To say hesitantly or timidly.
verb
A faltering.
noun
A faltering sound.
noun
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To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.
verb
To hesitate in purpose or action.
verb
Origin of falter
Middle English falteren (“to stagger”), probably from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse faltrast, be encumbered) or from a Middle English frequentative of falden, folden (“to fold”). More at fold.